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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Diabase, Sandstone
- Associated rock
- Diabase, Peridotite, Serpentinite
Folding
The Sandstone Is Interbedded Within The Tuff; Their Contacts Form The Loci Of The Mn Deposit. Due To Folding Of Sandstone, The Ore Body Contains Abundent Fissures, Where It Pinches And Swells. This Is Particularly True In The Saddle Portion Of The Fold. Cinnabar Has Formed As A Film Within These Fissures.
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
Records and references
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", BULL. GEOL. SUR. JAPAN VOL. 13 NO. 3 PP. 333 - 357OFFICE OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN: JAPANESE MINING MAGAZINE, BI - C, 1954HORI, J., 1954 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN", GEOL. SUR. JAPAN REPORT #154YOSHIMURA, T., 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF JAPAN. KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , JOUR. GEOL. SUR. JAPAN
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10040031 — view the source record
Difficulty
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 33.68207, 133.66554
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