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Oyashirazu beach, Ohmi, Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan

A gravel beach famous for jadeite pebbles derived from Renge Belt high pressure metamorphic rocks. Thoroughly picked over by local jade hunters and tourists, so interesting material is now very scarce.





Mineral List:
'Chrysoprase'
Itoigawaite (TL)
Jadeite
Natrolite
Omphacite
Pectolite
Prehnite
Rengeite (TL)
Xonotlite
Zircon


10 entries listed. 9 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

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