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Arakawa / Osarizawa Mine, Akita, Japan

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sphalerite, barite, gypsum (kuroko ores).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Kuroko volcanogenic massive sulfide

Type region for kuroko VMS deposits

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