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Scorodite

Scorodite

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Locality
Kiura mine, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
Minerals
Scorodite
Dimensions
4.7 x 3.7 x 3 cm
Size class
Miniature
SID
LL111

Shallow vug lined with beautiful, sparkling Scorodite crystals. Old specimen from a long closed locality. From MINDAT: Tin mining began in the 16th or 17th century. Pyrometasomatic ore produced by Miocene granitic intrusion into Paleozoic sedimentary rock. Famous for its large scorodite crystals, impossible to obtain now.