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Japanese Minerals March 18, 2016 · 6 specimens |
B629 - Diopside sold
Kirado Mine, Hirado-Mura, Honshu, Japan
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.3 x 0.1 cm
Undamaged single gem crystal of green coloration.
B633 - Scorodite sold
Kiura Mine, Saiki City, Oita Pref., Kyushu, Japan
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.3 x 1 cm
Sharp, glassy Scorodite crystals to 5mm on matrix. The Kiura mine was a tin mine famous for it's Scorodite crystals, which, according to Mindat, are 'impossible to obtain now'.
B634 - Veszelyite sold
Arakawa Mine, Akita-Ken, Honshu, Japan
Thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm
Small but well formed, lustrous single Veszelyite crystal. The Arakawa Mine was a copper and gold mine that closed in 1966.
B635 - Chlorapatite sold
Kurokura, Kanagawa Pref., Honshu Island, Japan
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm
Complete single crystal, undaged with a good termination. More white on the exterior and translucent in the core.
B637 - Pyrite sold
Ani Mine, Alota-Ken, Honshu, Japan
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Cluster of mirror lustrous octahedral Pyrite crystals. Largest crystal is 1.3cm.
B638 - Pyroxmangite sold
Taguchi Mine, Shidara, Kitashidara-gun, Aichi, Honshu Island, Japan
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Complete ruby-red crystal with great color and transparency. Undamaged with nice crystal faces all around. The Taguchi Mine is a long abandoned Manganese mine and was once known as the world's best locality for Pyroxmangite.