Oita
Past Producer

Wakayama Mine

Oita, Japan
NickelMercury
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Commodities
SecondaryNickel
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Millerite
GangueChalcedony, Magnesite, Marcasite, Opal, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite,Andesite
Associated rockSerpentinite,Andesite
AlterationSilicification, Carbonitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040008
MRDS IDM053008
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.91544, 131.64893
References
HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN", GEOL. SUR. JAP REPORT NO. 154