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

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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Andalusite - 2, 1

'Cerasite (of Kikuchi)' - 2

'Chiastolite' - 2

3 minerals listed.

Locality Key

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

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

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