Provenite

Tanakamiyama

Natural outcropDraft data

34.9179° N, 135.9848° E · ± 10 km

Microcline from Shiga Prefecture, Japan, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Microcline

Microcline at Tanakamiyama

Small amazonite specimen from Tanakamiyama, Shiga Prefecture.
Small amazonite specimen from Tanakamiyama, Shiga Prefecture.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
KAlSi₃O₈
Morphology
Crystal
Typical size
Specimen about 3 cm
Color / luster
Amazonite (green-blue)
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-560 SRC-579

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Geology of the locality

Region
Shiga Prefecture
Country
Japan

Mountain near Ōtsu; coordinate is the summit (GeoNames 'Tanakami Yama').

Sources: SRC-570

Sources

  1. SRC-570 · Database
    GeoNames search: Tanakami Yama, JapanGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-560 · Book
    Handbook of Mineralogy - MicroclineAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2001 · Mineral Data Publishing / Mineralogical Society of America
  3. SRC-579 · Website
    File:Microcline-211915.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · 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.