Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlA Fault ( N 10 Deg E ) Cuts The Mn Deposit Into 2 Halves. Cinnabar Fills This Fault, And Small Fractures In The Ore. The Veins Are Carbonate, And Reach 5 Meters In Thickness.
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Sandstone
StructureFault Whose Strike Is N 10 Deg. E
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040038
MRDS IDM053050
Alternate namesEhime Registration #220
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates33.34875, 132.68223
References
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", JOURN. GEOL. SUR. JAPAN, VOL. 13 NO. 3OFFICE OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN, 1954; JAPANESE MINING MAGAZINE, BI - CMIYAMOTO, H., 1954 , "REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF MN DEPOSITS IN WESTERN EHIME PREFECTIVE", JOUR. GEOL SUR. JAPAN, VOL. 6 # 5YOSHIMURA, T., 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF JAPANKISHIMOTO, F., 1962, JOUR. GEOL. SUR. JAP.