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Henmilite from
Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan


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Henmilite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite, etc.

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite, etc.

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite, etc.

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Henmilite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Henmilite
Formula:Ca2Cu[B(OH)4]2(OH)4
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Olshanskyite64
Calcite17
Chiyokoite6
Pentahydroborite4
Shimazakiite3
Aragonite1
Cuspidine1
Charlesite1
Buryatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Henmilite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (131 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6181
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6181:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Nakai, I., Okada, H., Masutomi, K., Koyama, E., Nagashima, K. (1986) Henmilite, Ca2Cu(OH)4[B(OH)4]2, a new mineral from Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. American Mineralogist, 71 (9-10) 1234-1239
Kusachi, Isao, Henmi, Chiyoko (1991) Sillenite from Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Mineralogical Journal, 15 (8) 343-348 doi:10.2465/minerj.15.343
Mandarino, Joseph A. (1996) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 27 (4) 301-306
 
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