Arsenic

specimen number:
2133441

location:
Akadani Mine, Fukui, Japan

description:
A good example for the species, this a crystallized grouping of native arsenic. In good condition. The species is seldom found crystallized in nature. This one is crude, but it is crystallized.

The Akadani Mine, located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, is a historic mineral locality with operations centered on extracting metallic resources. Geologically, the deposit is situated within complex regional formations where hydrothermal activity altered the host rocks, leading to the precipitation of unusual metallic and sulfide minerals. The mine is most famous among mineral collectors for being a premier global locality for rare, well-formed, spherical or rhombohedral crystal aggregates of native arsenic.

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