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Besshi copper mine
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Type locality of Besshi-style cupriferous pyrite, mined by Sumitomo for 280 years to 1973
Foundational Japanese ore deposit, now an industrial heritage park.
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