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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Deposit type
- Stratiform
- Host rock
- Quartzite, Shale, Limestone
- Associated rock
- Peridotite, Serpentinite
Non-Monoclinic, Repeated Folding Of Equivalent, Northerly Dip. 2 Ft. Strike Faults Of Equivent Dip & Strikes Have Developed Between The Folds
The Manganese Deposit Lies Within A Bed Of Silicous Rx Which Lies Stratigraphically Between The Limestone & Shale, & Which Has Been "Pinched & Swollen" By Folding. The Cinnabar Lies In Two Films At The Upper &Lower Contacts Of The Silicified Layer
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
Records and references
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN" BULL. GEOL. SUR. JAP. VOL. 13 NO. 3INAI, S., 1953 , "REPORT ON THE INVEST. OF DEHARA & AKAMATSU HG MINES, TOKUSHINO, JOUR. GEOL. SUR. JAPANYAMASHITA, N., 1948 , "GEOLOGY OF KIKABU LOCALITY, AWAKUNI" GEOLOGY MAGAZINE VOL. 54KICHIMOTO, F., 1962 , JOUR. GEOL. SUR. JAP.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10040030 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 33.76541, 134.20719
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