Commodities
SecondaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlCinnabar Occurs As Veins, And Disseminated, In Shear - Zones Within Shale (Whose Inclination Is N 60 Deg. E, 40-60 Deg. N) And In Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Marcasite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockShale
Associated rockPeridotite,Serpentinite
StructureFaults; Shear Zones
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040028
MRDS IDM053036
Alternate namesHiyoshi Mine, Mine # 5384
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.31542, 132.86556
References
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", BULL. GEOL SUR. JAPAN VOL. 13 NO. 3 PP. 333-57YAJIMA, S. 1958 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN", PROFESSOR JUN SUZUKI MEMORIAL VOLUMEOFFICE OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN, 1955 : JAPANESE MINING MAGAZINE, BI - AHORI, J., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN REPORT # 154KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , JOUR GEOL SUR JAP