Commodities
SecondaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlFault Planes, Crush Zones, Bedding Planes
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
Associated rockBasalt
StructureFaults Which Parallel Bedding Planes
AlterationBrecciation Pyrite Dissemination
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1938 - 1945
Identification
Deposit ID10040011
MRDS IDM053013
Alternate names1192, Oita Registration No. 188, 193, 194, 195
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.94877, 131.88225
References
HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN", GEOL. SUR. JAP REPORT NO. 154 , P. 114KINOSHITA, K., 1942 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF KYUSHU", JAP ASS MIN PET. ECO GEOL B. V. 25 NO. 1 P. 29 - 35KINOSHITA, K., 1942 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF KYUSHU", JAP ASS MIN PET. ECO GEOL B. V. 25 NO 2 P. 66 - 77 .GEN. HEADQU. SUP. COMM ALLIED FORCES, NAT. RES. DIV., 1947 , "MERCURY RESOURCES OF JAPAN" REPORT NO. 96GEN HEADQU. SUP COMM ALLIED FORCES NAT RES DIV 1947 , REP NO 91GEN. HEADQU. SUP COMM AU FORC. NAT RES. DIV, 1947 , REP. NO 91 .