| Deposit ID | 10040004 |
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| MRDS ID | M053003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tanba |
| Alternate or previous names | Yuki Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 134.53635, 33.89456 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Japan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | 134.53635, 33.89456 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure description | Small-Scale Faults Trending N-S, & E-W; Chichibu Zone |
| Strike | N 45 DEG E & N 20 - 30 DEG W |
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| Dip | 30 DEG W 30 DEG E |
| Length | 65M |
| Width | 0.7M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mizui Mine, Samutani |
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| Year | 1962 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1962 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | HG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Hg 0.3 % | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M053003 |
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "ON THE MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", BULL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN VOL 13 NO 3
NAKAGAWA, C., 1958 , "KAMODANI MERCURY MINE INVESTIGATION REPORT" TOKUSHIMA-KEN REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE FOR PROMOTION OF PRODUCTION OF TECHNOLOGY
YAJIMA, S., 1958 , "JAPAN'S MERCURY DEPOSITS", PROFESSOR JUN SUZUKI MEMORIAL VOLUME
MIZUHARA, G., 1956 , "INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF THE YUKI MERCURY MINE, TOKUSHIMA-KEN", PROPERTY OF K YUKI
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "HG DEPOSITS OF SHIKOLCU"
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WITHIN THE VEINS, CINNABAR ACCUMULATES CHIEFLY ON THEIR PERIMETER. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE IN THE CASE OF CARBONATE VEINS, WHERE THE CINNABAR FORMS IN THIN LAYERS ( 1 - 5 MM WIDE ) AT THE BASE OF THE ORE BODY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1978 | Roddy, Stephen J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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