Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSOID
Ore controlContact Between Green Tuffaceous Sandstone (Caprock) And Grey Sandstone; Or Along Fractures; F2 (Ne System) Fault-N 30 - 40 Deg E, 60 - 80 Deg Nw Or Se
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Kaolin, Montmorillonite, Quartz, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Associated rockDiabase,Volcanic Ash,Rhyolite,Basalt,Granite
StructureNs Trending Deep Fissure Tectonic Line, Pre-Mineralization Ne-Sw Trending Faults; Braclyanticline, Syncline To Ene, Anticline To Wsw Of Deposit
AlterationSilicification, Carbonitization, Argillization Lensoid Or Block Silicified Body Bears Close Positional Relation To Deposit
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1963 - RECENT
Identification
Deposit ID10040067
MRDS IDM053090
Alternate namesHokuchin
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.31502, 143.34845
References
FUJIWARA, T., ETAL, 1976 , "ORE DEPOSITS IN THE KITA-MONBETSU REGION, ABASHIRI PROVINCE, HOKKAIDO," HOKKAIDO GEOL SUR REPORT NO 48 P. 61 - 70FUJIWARA, T., K. FUTAMASE, 1971 , "ORE DEPOSITS IN THE SHOKOTZU REGION ABASHIRI PROVINCE, HOKKAIDO," HOKKAIDO GEOL SUR REPORT NO 44 P. 1 - 12KISHIMOTO, F., 1971 , "ON THE HG DEPOSITS & ORES OF RYUSHODEN MINE, HOKKAIDO," GEOL SUR JAP BULL, VOL 22 NO 4 , P. 161 - 170KUJIRAI, S., J. KONO, "RECENT PROGRESS ON HG EXPLORATION AT RYUSHODEN MINE, HOKKAIDO," MINING GEOLOGY VOL 22 NO 109 P. 19 - 28KUJIRAI, S., 1971 , MINING GEOLOGY