Commodities
SecondaryManganese
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlThe Manganese Deposit Lies Within A Bed Of Silicous Rx Which Lies Stratigraphically Between The Limestone & Shale, & Which Has Been "Pinched & Swollen" By Folding. The Cinnabar Lies In Two Films At The Upper &Lower Contacts Of The Silicified Layer
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Rhodochrosite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone
Associated rockPeridotite,Serpentinite
StructureNon-Monoclinic, Repeated Folding Of Equivalent, Northerly Dip. 2 Ft. Strike Faults Of Equivent Dip & Strikes Have Developed Between The Folds
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040030
MRDS IDM053038
Alternate namesTokushima Reg # 2347
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.76541, 134.20719
References
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN" BULL. GEOL. SUR. JAP. VOL. 13 NO. 3INAI, S., 1953 , "REPORT ON THE INVEST. OF DEHARA & AKAMATSU HG MINES, TOKUSHINO, JOUR. GEOL. SUR. JAPANYAMASHITA, N., 1948 , "GEOLOGY OF KIKABU LOCALITY, AWAKUNI" GEOLOGY MAGAZINE VOL. 54KICHIMOTO, F., 1962 , JOUR. GEOL. SUR. JAP.