Japan, Shiga
Otsu
Tanakamiyama district, Seta-Daido river gravels
Crystal locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: feldspar.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: downstream gravels of Japan's most storied topaz mountain, which itself is now off limits
Hobby blogs document trips; the mountain founded Meiji-era university collections, but the honest modern option is river gravel
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Dam-controlled river levels on the SetaDense weekend recreation traffic
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.