Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlNs - Oriented Zone Of Brecciation Located Near The East End Of The Western 1/2 Of The Mn Ore Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Chert
Associated rockPeridotite,Serpentinite
StructureThe Deposit Lies On Either Side Of The Axis Of A Fold Structure.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098437
MRDS IDM053048
Alternate namesEhime Registration # 235
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.34875, 132.78223
References
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962, "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", BULL. GEOL. SUR. JAPAN, VOL. 13 NO. 6YAMADA, M., INOUYE, S., 1954 , "REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATIONS OF LIMESTONE DEPOSITS OF NAGA - GUN, & KATSURA - GUN, TOKUSHIMA - KEN" JOURN. GEOL. SUR. JAP.MIYAMOTO, H., 1954 , "REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF MN DEPOSITS IN WESTERN EHIME PREFECTIVE, JOUR. GEOL. SUR. JAP.YOSHIMURA, T., 1952 , "MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF JAPAN"KISHIMOTO, F., 1962, BULL. GEOL. SUR. JAP.