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Epidote from
Mt Ohsa (Ohsayama; Osayama), Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt Ohsa (Ohsayama; Osayama), Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:680800
Long-form Identifier:1:3:680800:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘFuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘYanahara mine (Yanahara mining district), Misaki-cho, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘMount Kuresaka, Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
References
Toshio Nozaka and Tsugio Shibata (1994) Petrography of primary peridotitesfrom the Ohsa-yama area, Okayama Prefecture. Okayama University Earth Science Report, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1-8
Miyoko Oshima, et al (2009) JAKOKA: 2009 Annual Meeting of the Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences, R4-P05
 
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