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Otani Mine, Japan

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: quartz vein/skarn

Documented locality noted for well-formed quartz and Japan-law twins.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old workings

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