Wazuka-cho, Sohraku-gun, Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan

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Mica-rich hornfels around granite contact aureole. Well-known for abundant andalusite crystals, often reddish or pink, up to 5cm long.

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Mineral List:

Andalusite

Andalusite
var: Chiastolite

Cordierite
var: Cerasite (of Kikuchi)

4 entries listed. 1 valid mineral.

Localities in this Region:

Japan

Honshu Island

Kinki Region

Kyoto Prefecture

Sohraku-gun

Wazuka-cho

Shimojima

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