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Amo mine (Amou mine), Kawai-cho-amo (Kawai-cho-amou), Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Amo mine (Amou mine) | Mine |
| Kawai-cho-amo (Kawai-cho-amou) | - not defined - |
| Hida City | City |
| Gifu Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Japan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° North , 137° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~31km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
天生（あもう）鉱山, 岐阜県 飛騨市 河合町天生
Ref: Geology and Mineral Resources of Japan (Geological Survey of Japan, 1960)
A major (but now closed) gold deposit. The gold occurred in multiple pyritiferous quartz veins in Jurassic gneiss. A separate area was once Japan's leading graphite producer, where veins and masses of graphite cut intercalations of gneiss with limestone.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Amur PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
- South Japan ArcVolcanic Arc
Japan
- Honshu IslandIsland
- Japanese Alps
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