Commodities
SecondaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlCinnabar Fills: 1) Fissures In Fault Breccia 2) Fissures Developed Parallel To Fault In Country Rx.
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
StructureFault Ew-N 30 Deg E, Or Ew Approx. N 70 Deg E
AlterationCountry Rock - Outstanding Hydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1944 - 1945
Identification
Deposit ID10098432
MRDS IDM053015
Alternate namesImaichi Oita Registr. # 3813
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.03209, 131.4156
References
KINOSHITA, K., 1942 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU", JAP ASS MIN PET ECO GEOL. B., V. 25 NO. 1 PP. 29 - 35KINOSHITA, K., 1942 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU", JAP ASS MIN PET ECO GEOL. B., V. 25 NO. 2 P. 66 - 77HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN", GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 P. 113HORI, S., 1953 , GEOL SUR JAP REPORT 154