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Albite from
Mount Kuresaka, Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Kuresaka, Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1493558
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1493558:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘMt Takanawa (Takanawa-yama), Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘBesshi mine (Bessi mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘAnanai mine, Nankoku city, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
82.0km (50.9 miles) ⓘTanaka Olivine Mining Co. quarry, Rendai, Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
97.4km (60.5 miles) ⓘKamisugai mine, Ouzu City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘMt Ohsa (Ohsayama; Osayama), Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
References
Imaoka, Teruyoshi, Akita, Sachiho, Nagashima, Mariko (2021) Dalyite (K2ZrSi6O15) and Zektzerite (LiNaZrSi6O15) in Aegirine-bearing Albitite from Iwagi Islet, SW Japan. Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 130 (3) 369-378 doi:10.5026/jgeography.130.369
Imaoka, Teruyoshi; Akita, Sachiho; Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi; Tani, Kenichiro; Kimura, Jun-Ichi; Chang, Qing; Nagashima, Mariko (2024) Petrogenesis of an Episyenite from Iwagi Islet, Southwest Japan: Unique Li–Na Metasomatism during the Turonian. Minerals, 14 (9). 929 doi:10.3390/min14090929
 
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