Commodities
SecondaryManganese
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlContact Of Sandstone - Chert Beds Serves As Locus For Manganese Deposit, Which Forms A Layer Up To 2 M Thick
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Hematite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Chert
Associated rockDiabase,Peridotite,Serpentinite
StructureExistence Of Fault On Sandstone Chert Contact Has Been Postulated
AlterationSilicification Of Chert Around The Deposit
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040029
MRDS IDM053037
Alternate namesTokoshima Reg. #2431 & 2484
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.91873, 134.30885
References
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", GEOL. SUR. JAPAN VOL. 13 NO. 3INAI, S., 1953 , "REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF AKAMATSU & DEHARA MANGANESE MINES, TOKUSHIMA PROVINCE," JOUR. GEOL SUR JAPANKISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , JOUR GEOL SUR JAP