Past Producer

Ebisu

Japan
MercurySulfur-Pyrite
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlCracks & Fissures In Tuff
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Kaolinite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiabase
Associated rockDiabase,Peridotite,Serpentinite
StructureChichibu Zone; Small-Scale Faults Trending N-S & E-W
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040003
MRDS IDM053002
Alternate namesYuki Mine
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.89456, 134.53635
References
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "ON THE MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKA, JAPAN", BULL GEOL SUR JAP VOL 13 NO. 3NAKAGAWA, C., 1958 , "KAMODANI MERCURY MINE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT" TOKUSHIMA-KEN REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE FOR PROMOTION OF PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY.YAJIMA, S., 1958 , "JAPAN'S MERCURY DEPOSITS", PROFESSOR JUN SUZUKI MEMORIAL VOLUMESMIZUHARA, Y., 1956 , "INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF THE YUKI MERCURY MINE, TOKUSHIMA-KEN" PROPERTY OF K. YUKIKISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "HG DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU"