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Japanese scapolite localities

41 localities

A list of Japanese scapolite localities described in citable papers and books. The list is edited based on the editing policy of location lists.

Japanese scaplites are mostly classified to marialite.

Year of description

Location (Prefecture, Synonym, Comments)

Year 1901

Yamanoo (Ibaraki, Makabe mine, Confirmed as misidentification of another mineral species.)

Year 1928

Obuki mine (Miyazaki, Marialite), Abukuma (Fukushima)

Year 1931

Oya mine (Miyagi, Na-rich)

Year 1932

Bobata (Fukushima, Ishikawa), Tokura (Fukushima, Higashi-Shirakawa), Teruuchi (Fukushima, Furudono), Toroku mine (Miyazaki), Kiura mine (Oita)

Year 1938

Matute creek (Tochigi, Ozaku)

Year 1940

Iwato mine (Miyazaki, Yamaura)

Year 1941

Kawahage (Nagano)

Year 1943

Kamioka mine (Gifu)

Year 1953

Hiiragiyama (Ibaraki)

Year 1959

Chichibu mine (Saitama, Hashikakezawa), Mitate mine (Miyazaki)

See Japanese page for more localities.