Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper, Lead
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR OR LENTICULAR CONCORDANT
Ore controlAssociated With Rhyolite Domes
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Gypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff · Hanaoka Formation Tuff, Lapilli Tuff, Tuff Breccia;Other Green Tuff Horizons
StructureHokuroko Basin, Hanaoka Kuroko Belt, Tsutsumizawa Fault
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1868
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10073092
MRDS IDW018906
Alternate namesMatsumine
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.29847, 140.56528
References
LAMBERT, 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 - 1236TOSHIYA, I., TAKAHASHI, T., YOSHIZO, Y., 1974, SUBMARINE VOLCANIC - SEDIMENTARY FEATURES IN THE MATSUMINE KUROKO DEPOSITS, HANAOKA MINE JAPAN; JAP. SOC MINING GEOLOGISTS SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 6 P. 115 - 130OGURA, YOSHI, 1972, GEOLOGY AND KUROKO ORE DEPOSIT OF THE HANAOKA - MATSUMINE MINE, NORTHERN JAPAN; INT. GEOL. CONG., 24TH , PROC. SECT 4, P. 318 - 325TAKAHASHI, T., SUGA, K., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HANAOKA KUROKO BELT, AKITA PREFECTURE; JAP. SOC. MINING GEOLOGISTS SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 6 P. 101 - 113.SKINNERS MINING INTL. YBK. 1975, P. 213. TAKAMASHI, T., SUGA, K., 1974, JAP. SOC. MINING GEOL. SPEC. 155. 6 P. 101LAMBERT, I. B., SATO T., 1974, ECON. GEOL. V 69 P. 1216