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Bornite from
Shirataki Mine, Okawa-mura, Tosa District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shirataki Mine, Okawa-mura, Tosa District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:494864
Long-form Identifier:1:3:494864:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘIkadazu mine (Ikadatsu mine), Ikadazu, Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘSazare mine, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘIkadazu deposit, Tosa District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘBesshi mine (Bessi mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘMinawa mine, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘKotsu mine (Takakoshi mine; Kotu mine), Miyama-mura, Yamakawa-cho, Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘOhkuki mine (Okuki deposit), Kita District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
References
(n.d.) Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection, Geological Survey of Japan.
Schoeman, P. (1996). Overview and comparison of Besshi-type deposits: ancient and recent (Doctoral dissertation, Rhodes University).
Watanabe, M., Hoshino, K., Kagami, H., Nishido, H., Sugiyama, M. (1998) Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd and K-Ar systematics of metamorphosed pillowed basalts and associated Besshi-type deposits in the Sanbagawa Belt, Japan. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (1) 113-120 doi:10.1007/s001260050189
 
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