Commodities
SecondaryMercury, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSOID
Ore controlMn Deposit Occurs At The Slate - Phillite Quartzite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueClay, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite
Associated rockPeridotite,Serpentinite
StructureLarge E-W Fault
AlterationThe Slate Has Been Argillized, & Is Red-Brown; Near The Lower Contact Of Ore Quite A Bit Of The Ore Has Been Silicified, And Some Fissures Have Formed There. Black Oxidized Manganese Has Filled The Larger Fissures.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040024
MRDS IDM053030
Alternate namesKochi Registration # 3127
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.53207, 133.54888
References
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", BULL GEOL SUR JAP VOL 13 NO 3 PP 333 - 51YOSHIMURA, T., 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF JAPANKISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , JOUR GEOL SUR JAPAN