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Hokkaidoite

New Discovery

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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: 
0.9 × 0.6 × 0.8 cm
Description

A nice, small specimen of fluorescent yellow Hokkaidoite in Opal, form the new discovery, in Hokkaido, Japan.  The Hokkaidoite responds under shortwave UV light and runs a band through the Opal that is not noticeable in the photo

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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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Purchases are expected to be paid within 48 hours, unless prior arrangements have been made (such as bidding on more items).  

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