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Nirabuno

Occurrence in Kochi, Japan with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040021
MRDS ID M053026
Record type Site
Current site name Nirabuno

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 133.8322, 33.66541 (WGS84)
Relative position JUST SOUTH OF HYOTAN POND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kochi(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Kochi
Japan Kochi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mercury Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 133.8322, 33.66541
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF NATIVE MERCURY WHICH IS PRESENTLY PRECIPITATING IN RICE FIELDS ADJACENT TO HYOTAN POND. IT IS THOUGHT TO ORIGINATE FROM SMALL AMOUNTS OF MERCURY CONTAINED IN MN-DEPOSITS IN THE AREA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", BULL GEOL. SUR. JAPAN VOL 13 NO 3

  • Deposit

    HORI, J., 1953 , "JAPAN'S MERCURY DEPOSIT" GEOL SURVEY OF JAPAN REPORT # 154

  • Deposit

    KOBAYASHI, C., 1950 , "REGIONAL GEOLOGY OF JAPAN, SHIKOKU REGION.

  • Deposit

    FUJITA, A., 1943 , "THE GEOLOGY OF THE OTOCHI AREA, SHIKOKU", GEOLOGY MAGAZINE VOL. 50

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1978 Roddy, Stephen J. U.S. Geological Survey

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