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Akita
Arakawa / Osarizawa Mine, Akita, Japan
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso 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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