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Tellurite from
Kawazu mine (Rendaiji mine; Rendaizi mine), Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan


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Tellurite

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Tellurite

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Tellurite, etc.

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Tellurite

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Tellurite

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Tellurite

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Tellurite, etc.

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
09746980017469895017222.jpg
Tellurite

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
05809010017361093692517.jpg
Tellurite

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
06635890017272029436403.jpg
Tellurite

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
03621650017272029448216.jpg
Tellurite, etc.

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Tellurite

Kawazu mine, Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tellurite
Formula:TeO2
Habit:bladed
Colour:yellow to greenish-yellow or brown, reddish brown, light green, light yellow; pale yellow to yellowish brown in transmitted light.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Native Tellurium1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tellurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kawazu mine (Rendaiji mine; Rendaizi mine), Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58585
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58585:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Masutomi Museum specimen (Kyoto)
Yamada, S. (2004) Nihonsan-koubutsu Gojuon-hairetsu Sanchi-ichiranhyou [List of Japanese Minerals Arranged in Japanese Syllabary Order]. 111pp.
Matsubara, S., Miyawaki, R., Yokoyama, K., Harada, A., & Sakamoto, M. (2009) Sb-bearing Dugganite from the Kawazu mine, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. C, 35, pp. 1–5, December 22, 2009
 
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