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Saitama, Gunma
Chichibu mine, Nakatsugawa
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: magnetite, hedenbergite, ilvaite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Skarn gold-iron-zinc mine in the Chichibu mountains worked into the 1980s
Well-known Japanese skarn locality among collectors.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mountain roads, adits
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.