Commodities
SecondaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPIPE
Ore control3 Fracture Systems: Ew, Nw, Wnw. Hydrothermally-Altered Clay, Brecciated Zones On Footwalls, Hangingwalls Of These
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Kaolin, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite,Diabase,Gneiss,Granite
StructureMedian Tectonic Line; 3 Fracture Systems Trending Ew, Nw, And Wnw; Fault At Kamio Mine.
AlterationArgillization (Kaolinite) Silicification (Very Wide Spread Within Mine Area)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1929 - 1945 , 1952 - PRESENT
Identification
Deposit ID10040053
MRDS IDM053070
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.46538, 135.96548
References
WAKABAYASHI, J., J. YABUKI, 1967 , "ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ORE DEPOSIT AND FISSURE OF THE YAMATO MERCURY MINE," MINING GEOLOGY, VOL. 17 ( 82 - 83 ), PP. 113 - 120.YAJIMA, S., F. TSUKADA, 1958 , "TWO OR THREE VIEWS ON THE YAMATO MERCURY PROVINCE", JAPENESE MINING, 74 ( 814 )KISHIMOTO, F., 1952 , "MERCURY DEPOSIT OF YAMATO HG MINE, NARA PREFECTURE," BULLETIN GEOLOGICAL SUR JAP VOL. 4 # 9 PP. 665 - 670TSUKADA, F., ETAL, 1960 , "CONCERNING THE DEPOSITS OF THE YAMATO MERCURY MINE" MINING GEOLOGY VOL 10 ( 139 ) PP. 1 - 7 .YAJIMA, S., 1954 , "HG MINING IN JAPAN..."GENERAL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE ALLIED POWERS, NAT RESOURCES SECTION REPORT NO 91, 1947 .