Nara
Past Producer

Tonomine Mine

Nara, Japan
Mercury
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Commodities
SecondaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Marcasite, Opal, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1932 - 1945 + (?)
Identification
Deposit ID10040051
MRDS IDM053067
Alternate namesNara Registration No 68
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates34.46538, 135.88214
References
HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN" GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 P. 111HILPERT, L.S., 1947 , "MERCURY RESOURCES OF JAPAN", GEN HEADQU. SUPREME ALLIED COM. NAT RES DIV REP NO 91HILPERT, LS., 1947 , SUP ALL COM NAT RES DIV