Yamanashi Gem Museum,
Kawaguchi-ko, Japan

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Yamanashi Gem Museum
The "Yamanashi Gem Museum" is in Kawaguchi-ko.  We had to check it out, but if rocks bore you, skip this page.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
This carving was so amazing that I had to include it even though the photo is blurry.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
I think this is person who did the previous two carvings.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
An exquisitely thin carved bowl.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Another amazing carving.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
This is a huge Brazilian quartz that weighs 1270 kg.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Calcite from Irai, Brazil.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
The labels are almost totally in Japanese and localities are either not given, or just a country is named.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
A huge plate of Clevelandite from Brazil - Russ put his Camels next to it for scale.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Some of the specimens are in very poor shape, unfortunately.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
This is one of the few specimens from Japan.  We had hoped to see more Japanese specimens.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Amethyst.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
A very nice & large Japan-law twin Quartz.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Garnet.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Rubies.  About half the museum consisted of cut stones, usually with at least one uncut (rough) specimen.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Decorative screen with mineral inlay .

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Opal.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
A very fine, large Korean Amethyst.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Russ standing next to his favorite specimen.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
This one cabinet alone appeared to contain a fine collection of Japanese minerals.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Unfortunately, without labels in katakana, I was unable to read what they were.

Yamanashi Gem Museum
Hopefully in the future, they might add labels in English for these fascinating specimens.

 

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