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Samarskite-(Y) from
Wagu, Ishikawa town (Ishikawa-machi), Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Samarskite-(Y)
Formula:YFe3+Nb2O8
Comments:(Several old "samarskite" specimens from here turn out on modern analyses to be ishikawaites; existence of true samarskite is uncertain.)
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Samarskite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wagu, Ishikawa town (Ishikawa-machi), Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:546163
Long-form Identifier:1:3:546163:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Samarskite-(Y) in this Region
Kannonyama pegmatite (Kannonyama mine), Wagu, Ishikawa town (Ishikawa-machi), Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Nearest other occurrences of Samarskite-(Y)
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘKannonyama pegmatite (Kannonyama mine), Wagu, Ishikawa town (Ishikawa-machi), Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘŌhashi River, Ishikawa town (Ishikawa-machi), Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘKozoyama pegmatite, Nekonaki, Ishikawa town (Ishikawa-machi), Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘIzutsuyama pegmatite, Nekonaki, Ishikawa town (Ishikawa-machi), Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘIkkoyashiki pegmatite, Nekonaki, Ishikawa town (Ishikawa-machi), Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
References
Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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