Hosono

JP / Tokushima

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About this location

Hosono is a historic mining site, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Limestone. Reported specimens include Calcite, Cinnabar, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite; gangue is recorded as Calcite, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite.

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Found Here

CalciteCinnabarKaolinitePyriteQuartzSericiteSiderite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Limestone
Associated rock: Diabase, Peridotite, Serpentinite

Gangue minerals

CalciteKaolinitePyriteQuartzSericiteSiderite

Structure

Chichibu Belt; Small - Scale N-S & E-W-Striking Faults

Ore control

Diabase Tuff - Limestone Contact As Well As A Fault Shear Zone Within The Limestone, Serve As The Loci Of The Vein

Mining history

Status: Past Producer

Records and references

Cited references

KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN," BULL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN VOL. 13 NO. 3NAKAGAWA, C., 1958 , "KAMODAIU MERCURY MINE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT", TOKUSHIMA - KEN REPORT BY COMMITTEE FOR PROMOTION OF PRODUCTION OF TECHNOLOGY. MIZUHARA, G., 1958 "TOKUSHIMA - KEN, YUKI, MERCURY MINING INVESTIGATIVE REPORT" PROPERTY OF K YUKIKISHIMOTO, F, 1962 , JOURN. GEO. SUR. JAP.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10040027 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 33.88623, 134.52802

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