Sanukite (Kagawa)
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Sanukite (Kagawa)

$9.99

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Colors in the main photo: Black Read from the main photo’s appearance; not a material identification.
Size

Diameter 10 mm · along the cord 10 mm

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About this stone: Sanukite

Sanukite is a natural volcanic rock from Japan, a black, dense and very hard glassy andesite (a kind of bronzite andesite). It is named after Sanuki, the old name of Kagawa Prefecture, and is found mainly around Goshikidai and on Kanayama and Shiroyama in Sakaide, Kagawa, and in the Nijōsan area on the Osaka–Nara border. When struck it rings with a clear, metallic tone, so it is locally called "kankan-ishi".

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