List of 31 Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ) reference samples.


*Depleted sample
Sample ( year of issue ) Locality
JA - 1* Andesite (1982) Hakone volcano, Quaternary, Manazuru-machi, Kanagawa, Prefecture.
JA - 2 Andesite (1985) Goshikidai sanukitoid, 14Ma, Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture.
JA - 3 Andesite (1986) Asama volcano erupted in 1783, Tsumagoi-mura, Gunma Prefecture.
JB - 1* Basalt (1968) Kitamatsuura basalt, 7.6Ma, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture.
JB - 1a* Basalt (1984) Replacement sample of JB-1.
JB - 2 Basalt (1982) Oshima volcano erupted in 1950-1951, Oshima, Tokyo.
JB - 3 Basalt (1983) Fuji volcano erupted in 864, Narusawa-mura, Yamanashi Prefecture.
JF - 1 Feldspar (1985) Ohira feldspar, Nagiso-machi, Nagano Prefecture.
JF - 2 Feldspar (1986) Kurosaka feldspar, Kurosaka, Ibaraki Prefecture.
JG - 1* Granodiorite (1967) Sori granodiorite, 91Ma, Azuma-mura, Gunma Prefecture.
JG - 1a Granodiorite (1984) Replacement sample of JG-1.
JG - 2 Granite (1985) Naegi granite, Cretaceous, Hirukawa-mura, Gifu Prefecture.
JG - 3 Granodiorite (1986) Mitoya granodiorite, 54Ma, Mitoya-cho, Simane Prefecture.
JGb - 1 Gabbro (1983) Utsushigatake, 103Ma, Funehiki-machi, Fukushima Prefecture.
JP - 1 Peridotite (1984) Horoman peridotite, Horoman, Hokkaido.
JR - 1 Rhyolite (1982) Wada Toge obsidian, 0.8Ma, Wada-mura, Nagano Prefecture.
JR - 2 Rhyolite (1983) Wada Toge obsidian, Shimosuwa-machi, Nagano Prefecture.
JCh - 1* Chert (1989) Ashio chert (Triassic?), Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi Prefecture.
JDo - 1 Dolomite (1987) Kuzuu dolomite (Permian), Kuzuu-machi, Tochigi Prefecture.
JLk - 1 Lake sediment (1987) Lake Biwa, fresh water lake sediment, Shiga Prefecture.
JLs - 1 Limestone (1987) Garo limestone (Triassic), Kamiiso-cho, Kamiiso-gun, Hokkaido.
JSd - 1 Stream sediment (1988) Composite sample of northern region, Ibaraki Prefecture.
JSd - 2 Stream sediment (1989) Composite sample of eastern region, Ibaraki Prefecture.
JSd - 3 Stream sediment (1989) Composite sample of central region, Ibaraki Prefecture.
JSl - 1 Slate (1988) Toyoma clay slate (Permian), Toyoma-cho, Miyagi Prefecture.
JSl - 2 Slate (1989) Toyoma clay slate (Permian), Okatsu-cho, Miyagi Prefecture.
JR - 3 Rhyolite (1990) Ashizuri peralkaline rhyolite, Cape Ashizuri, Tosashinizu Kochi Prefecture.
JGb - 2 Gabbro (1991) Tsukuba-san leucogabbro, Tsukuba Tunnel No.2, Yasato, Ibaraki Prefecture.
JH - 1 Hornblendite (1992) Nishi-Dohira pyroxene hornblendite, Hase, Hitachi-Ota, Ibaraki Prefecture.
JSy - 1 Syenite (1993) Nephton, Ontario, Canada.
JMn - 1 Manganese Nodule(1994) Southern Central Pacific Basin.

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