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Narisu Mine

Past Producer in Ehime, Japan with commodities Manganese, Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040037
MRDS ID M053049
Record type Site
Current site name Narisu Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 133.08221, 33.69873 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM FROM HIRUNO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ehime(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Ehime
Japan Ehime
Japan Ehime

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Secondary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) 133.08221, 33.69873
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faulting, Folding Of Mn Ore Body

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike APPROX. EW
    Dip N

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cinnabar Occurs As Small Veins (Less Than 1 Mm - Approx. 1 Cm) Irregularly Spaced Within Mn Ore Deposit.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEINS OF HIGH GRADE ARE FREQUENTLY CONCENTRATED, FORMING CINNABAR & CARBONATE - BRINE VEINS APPROX. 1 CM IN THICKNESS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • A RELATIVELY LARGE AMOUNT OF CINNABAR LIES IN THE MN DEPOSIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN" JOURNAL GEOL. SUR. JAPAN, VOL. 13 #

  • Production

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , JOUR. GEOL. SUR. JAP.

Reporter information

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

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