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Kamioka Mine, Japan

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sphalerite, galena, rhodochrosite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Pb-Zn skarn/vein

Major historic zinc-lead mine documented for sphalerite, galena and skarn minerals.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Deep workings, restricted facility

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