Japan
ncat ER5 Epidote-Sr, Ananai mine, Nankoku city, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Obvious pinkish massive and small veins in 1.5cm. Type Locality.
ncat ER5 Frohbergite, Tellurite, Kobetsuzawa mine (Obetsuzawa mine), Nishi-ku, Sapporo City, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Silvery-grey inclusions of frohbergite in fine-grained matrix, with attractive glassy yellow crystals of tellurite.
ncat OX-T501 Anatase, Fujikawachi, Oita Prefecture, Japan
Location in Japanese 大分県 南海部郡 藤河内
ncat TM-327 Pyrite, Quartz, Tenjyouzawa Mine, Shioya, Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Location in Japanese 栃木県塩谷郡塩谷町天上沢鉱山
ncat Veszelyite, Haiyama quarry, Ishibe, Konan City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Blue crystals and crusts. There are some nice small crystals towards the top right of the photo. Width of specimen 12mm. Stack of 85 images. Location in Japanese 滋賀県湖南市石部町灰山 Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat AA5 Muscovite after Cordierite-Indialite intergrowth, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Sakura in bloom,A fleeting moment of joy,A petal’s gentle kiss. Sakura Ishi – Cherry Blossom Stone. Muscovite mica pseudomorphs of complex cordierite-indialite intergrowths. Width 3mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
