Commodities
SecondaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formFUNNEL
Ore controlContact Between Sandstone-Shale & Serpentine Intrusions (Crush Zone)
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Opal, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite,Shale,Sandstone
Associated rockSerpentinite
AlterationComplete Silicification Locally
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1936 - 1945
Identification
Deposit ID10040066
MRDS IDM053087
Alternate namesTeshio Reg No 55
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.63166, 142.2318
References
HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 .HILPERT, LS., 1947 , "MERCURY RESOURCES OF JAPAN," SUP COMM ALLIED FORCES NAT RES DIV REP NO 91HILPERT, LS., 1947 , SUP COMM ALL FOR NAT RES DIVHILPERT, LS., 1947 , GEN HEADQU SUP COMM ALL FOR NAT RES DIV REP NO 91