Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper, Lead
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formBEDS
Ore controlAssociated With Rhyolite Domes
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueGypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite,Basalt
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite,Basalt · Nishikurosawa Formation-Volcanics And Pyroclastics;Other Green Tuff Horizons
StructureHokuroku Basin, Rhyolite Domes
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10073088
MRDS IDW018902
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.3818, 140.71527
References
ISHIKAWA, Y., YANAGISAWA, Y., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE AINAI MINE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SYNGENETIC ORIGIN OF THE DAIKOKU DEPOSITS; JAP. SOC. MINING GEOL., MINING GEOL. SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 6 P. 79 - 87LAMBERT, I. B., SATO, T., 1974, THE KUROKO AND ASSOCIATED ORE DEPOSITS OF JAPAN: A REVIEW OF THEIR FEATURES AND METALLOGENESIS; ECON. GEOL. V. 69 P. 1215 - 1236ISHIKAWA, Y., YANAGISAWA, Y., 1974, JAP. SOC. MINING GEOL. SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 6 P. 79LAMBERT, I. B., SATO, T., 1974, ECON. GEOL. V. 69 P. 1216