Nara
Past Producer

Towa Mine

Nara, Japan
Mercury
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Commodities
SecondaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlFractures, Fault Crush Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDacite,Granite
StructureExtensive Faulting, Fracturing; Median Tectonic Lime
AlterationWeak Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040045
MRDS IDM053059
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates34.63203, 135.93214
References
UENO, M., KATO, 1971 , " ON THE DISTRIBUTION & DISPERSION OF HG IN YAMATO HG DEPOSITS AREA, UDA - GUN NARA PREF" GEOL. SUR. JAP. BULL. VOL. 22 NO. 6 P. 296 - 304UENO, M., KATO, K., 1971 , GEOL SUR JAP BULL