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Japan, Fukushima

Ishikawa Pegmatites, Japan

Mineral locality Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: monazite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: granite pegmatites

Renowned pegmatite field documented for beryl, topaz, fluorite and rare-earth minerals.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old pits, forest terrain

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