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Forsterite from
Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan


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Forsterite

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Forsterite, etc.

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Forsterite

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Forsterite

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Forsterite

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Forsterite, etc.

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Forsterite

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Forsterite

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
09185870017827304855319.jpg
Forsterite

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Forsterite, etc.

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
03512860017272062906466.jpg
Forsterite

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
07639540017272062909540.jpg
Forsterite

Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Comments:Brown, transparent. Well-known to local residents, who mistakenly call it "peridot".
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anorthite2
Feldspar Group1
Olivine Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:165717
Long-form Identifier:1:3:165717:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
MURAKAMI, HIDEKI, KIMATA, MITSUYOSHI, SHIMODA, SUSUMU (1991) Native copper included by anorthite from the island of Miyakejima: implications for arc magmatism. Journal of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, 86 (8) 364-374 doi:10.2465/ganko.86.364
 
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