Pyrolusite
Kitagawa, Hanno city, Saitama pref., Japan
Source for manganese
Field of view: 5 mm. Pyrolusite associated with caryopilite. The reniform black crust is pyrolusite.
Recovered from a chert-hosted bedded manganese deposit subjected to Pumpellyite-Actinolite facies metamorphism.
Other localities
- Ikeshiro Mine (Hydrothermal, Granular)
- Tabi (Hydrothermal, Earthy)
- Iwaisawa Mine (Bedded Mn, Reniform)