Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Thin osakaite crystals on matrix. FoV = 2.5 mm Nikon Ultra micro nikkor 28 mm F1.8/Nikon Multiphot/Nikon D3
© R. Tanaka
Jean Baptiste Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion mining district, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Clear crystals of osakaite which were IDed by SXRD.
© Fritz Schreiber
San Pietro Mine, Monte Tamara mining area, Nuxis, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Collection and photo: Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Colourless tabular osakaite crystals in a vug
© Stephan Wolfsried 10/2019
Trentini Mine, Contrada Trentini, Monte Naro - Riolo Valley side, Monte Naro, Torrebelvicino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
Hexagonal plates of osakaite on matrix. Acquired from Soenke Stolze. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.
© Brent Thorne 2019
Colourless osakaite in cavities of slag matrix. PXRD confirmed material.
Osakaite intermixed with namuwite. Collection and photo: Giorgio Bortolozzi.
Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Green plates of osakaite/lahnsteinite. The mineral can revert back and forth based on the RH of the environment it is in. Originally the crystals were a higher hydrate of both minerals, and a new species, but could not be characterized.
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