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Lapis Lazuli, a Favorite of Vermeer, Has Been Confirmed to Be Domestically Produced in Itoigawa for the First Time – the Same Region as Jade, a World First. (Amazing Science)

Blue rocks discovered in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, were identified in February as the gemstone lapis lazuli. This marks the first confirmed discovery of lapis lazuli in Japan. The city is located at the northern end of the Fossa Magna, a major fault that divides the Japanese archipelago east-west, and is also known for its jade deposits. The two are found together…
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Blue rocks discovered in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, were identified in February as the gemstone lapis lazuli. This marks the first confirmed discovery of lapis lazuli in Japan. The city is located at the northern end of the Fossa Magna, a major fault that divides the Japanese archipelago east-west, and is also known for its jade deposits. The two are found together…

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産経ニュース broke the news in Japan on Friday, April 24, 2026.
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