Provenite

Ashio Mine

MineClosedDraft data

36.6331° N, 139.4394° E · ± 1 km

Marcasite from Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Marcasite

Marcasite at Ashio Mine

A complete-all-around miniature marcasite specimen from the Ashio mine, about 4.5 cm across.
A complete-all-around miniature marcasite specimen from the Ashio mine, about 4.5 cm across.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Studio view of a miniature marcasite specimen from the Ashio mine.
Studio view of a miniature marcasite specimen from the Ashio mine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Second angle of the miniature marcasite specimen from the Ashio mine.
Second angle of the miniature marcasite specimen from the Ashio mine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
FeS₂
Availability
Unknown
History
Described as a classic, historic marcasite locality in a dealer description of a museum-provenance miniature specimen

Sources: SRC-316 SRC-324

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Geology of the locality

Region
Tochigi Prefecture
Country
Japan

Historic copper mine at Ashio; mining ended in 1973. Coordinates from the Mindat locality page and agreeing with the Wikipedia article.

Sources: SRC-316 SRC-317

Sources

  1. SRC-316 · Database
    Ashio mine (Ashio copper mine), Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, JapanMindat.org
  2. SRC-317 · Website
    Ashio Copper MineWikipedia
  3. SRC-324 · Website
    Wikimedia Commons file page: Marcasite-177948.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky (photographer) · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.