Japanese Minerals

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KM130 Smoky Quartz on Albite

Tawara, Hirukawa

Nakatsugawa-shi, Gifu Prefecture

Japan

Cabinet: 4.5 x 7.6 x 11.3 cm

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4.5 x 2.4 cm left handed smoky quartz with albite.

KM092 Sphalerite

Kamioka Mine, Kamioka-cho, Hida-shi, Gifu pref.

Cabinet: 11 x 7.2 x 2.3 cm

45,000 Yen

Lustrous black tetrahedral crystals up to 8 mm on matrix. There is 8 mm translucent hexagonal tabular calcite perched on the specimen.

KM094 Axinite

Toroku Mine, Takachiho-cho, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki pref.

Miniature: 4.6 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm

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Lustrous brown axinite crystal.

KM093 Topaz & Smoky Quartz (repaired)

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa-shi, Gifu Pref.

cabinet: 6 x 10.3 x 3.5 cm

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2.5 cm doubly terminated colorless topaz and sharp smoky quartz on albite and feldspar. The topaz is repaired.