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Hokkaidoite

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Hokkaidoite

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Locality: 
Shikaribetsu Lake, Shikaoi, Kato District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 0.8 × 0.5 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.

Short information: This is the first of three auctions in July before a summer break. 

Mineral Data
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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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Postage Area Price
Germany (insured parcel) < 3 kg: 6 $
$6
Germany (insured parcel) > 3 kg - 10 kg: 9.50 $
$9.50
Worldwide, tracked < 1 kg: 9.50 $
$9.50
Worldwide, tracked > 1 kg up to 2 kg: 28 $
$28
European Union, tracked > 1 kg up to 2 kg: 18 $
$18

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