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Hokkaidoite

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Hokkaidoite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Shikaribetsu Lake, Shikaoi, Kato District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

Fine specimen with lots of strong yellow-green fluorescent hokkaidoite spots in opal. The specimen is richly decorated and shows great and clear colour under UV light. New mineral from 2022 (IMA no. 2022-104).

Specimen from type locality. Hokkaidoite is only known from two localities worldwide. Rare mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hokkaidoite

Formula: 
C22H12
Strunz: 
10.B0.
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Aibetsu Mine, Asahiyama Quarter, Aibetsu-chō, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan Shikaribetsu Lake, Shikaoi, Kato District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan...

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