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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Deposit type
- Stockwork
- Host rock
- Serpentinite, Shale, Sandstone
- Associated rock
- Serpentinite
- Orebody form
- FUNNEL
Contact Between Sandstone-Shale & Serpentine Intrusions (Crush Zone)
Complete Silicification Locally
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
- Production years
- 1936 - 1945
Records and references
HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 . HILPERT, LS., 1947 , "MERCURY RESOURCES OF JAPAN," SUP COMM ALLIED FORCES NAT RES DIV REP NO 91HILPERT, LS., 1947 , SUP COMM ALL FOR NAT RES DIVHILPERT, LS., 1947 , GEN HEADQU SUP COMM ALL FOR NAT RES DIV REP NO 91
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10040066 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 44.63166, 142.23180
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Recommended Gear
Estwing E3-22P Rock Pick
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Watertight Medical Kit
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
The classic pocket reference for identifying over 600 rocks and minerals in North America.
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