Japan, Gifu
Nakatsugawa
Naegi pegmatite district topaz
Crystal locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cassiterite, monazite in stream gravels.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Japan's classic topaz district in the Naegi granite, source of museum-grade crystals since the Edo period
Extensively documented on Mindat and in Japanese literature; modern collecting guidance published
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Steep forested terrainUnstable old workings, land ownership unclear off marked paths
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