Ehime
Past Producer

Yomichi Mine

Ehime, Japan
ManganeseMercury
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Commodities
SecondaryManganese
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlCinnabar Occurs As Discontinuous, Very Thin Veins Filling Fissures Near Lower Contact Of Mn Oxide
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockPhyllite
Associated rockPeridotite,Serpentinite
StructureFolding
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040034
MRDS IDM053045
Alternate namesEhime Registered Test Mine # 5165
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates33.34875, 132.6489
References
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN", BULL. GEOL SUR JAPAN VOL. 13 NO. 6OFFICE GEOL. SUR. JAPAN, 1954 , JAPANESE MINING MAGAZINE, BI - CMIYAMOTO, H. TAKAI, S., 1954 , "REPORT ON INVESTIGATION OF MU DEPOSITS IN WESTERN EHIME PREFECTIVE" JOUR. GEOL. SUR JAP VOL 5 #6YOSHIMURA, T., 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF JAPANKISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , JOUR. GEOL. SUR. JAPAN