Japan, Miyagi
Hosokura Mine, Japan
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite, galena, rhodochrosite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Pb-Zn epithermal vein
Historic lead-zinc mine documented for sphalerite, galena and manganese minerals.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old workings
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