| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Japan > Henmilite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 49347 |
| Mineral: | Henmilite |
| Locality: | Fuka mine, Bicchu-cho, Okayama Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan (Type Locality for Henmilite) |
| Description: | Transparent dark blue-violet henmilite crystals on bright white contact metasomatized limestone with colorless calcite microcrystals. The henmilite crystals are scattered over the surfaces and in shrinkage fractures throughout. |
| Overall Size: | 8x6x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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