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Choushi City (Choshi City), Chiba Prefecture, Kanto Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Amber nodules, some with insects or feather fragments, in 120-million-year-old (Lower Cretaceous) sandstone beach cliffs - among the world's oldest amber. Environmentally protected coastline - collecting prohibited.




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Mineral List:
  		•  'Amber'
  		• Aragonite
  		• Baryte
  		• Calcite
  		• Celadonite
  		• Natrolite
  		• 'Phillipsite'


    7 entries listed. 5 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kanto Region
        • Chiba Prefecture
          • Choushi City (Choshi City)

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