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Japan, Akita

Osarizawa Mine, Japan

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GoldGold

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Cu-Au vein

Historic copper-gold mine documented for chalcopyrite and quartz.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old workings

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