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Ibaraki, Tochigi
Takatori tungsten mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: wolframite, cassiterite, apatite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Quartz-wolframite veins mined until 1986 in the Abukuma foothills
Documented classic Japanese tungsten locality.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
collapsing adits
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.