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Shimazakiite

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Shimazakiite

Type Locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Fuka Mine, Bitchu-cho, Takahashi, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 0.4 cm
Description

A fragment of white crystalline shimazakiite. Shimazakiite is a rare mineral found only in its type locality, the Fuka mine in Japan.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shimazakiite

Formula: 
Ca2B2-xO5-3x(OH)3x (x = 0~0.06)
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Fuka mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

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