| Deposit ID | 10098442 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M053068 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chihaya Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Osaka Reg No 310 |
| Geographic coordinates: | 135.64882, 34.43204 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 12 KM FROM THE NAGANO STATION, KINKI LINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Osaka(province)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Japan | Osaka |
| Japan | Osaka |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Realgar | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | 135.64882, 34.43204 |
|---|
| Dip | 90 DEG |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3M |
| Length | 380M |
| Width | 30M |
| Depth to top | 10M |
| Depth to bottom | 40M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1943 - 1946 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 10000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M053068 |
HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 , P. 111
HORI, S., 1953 , GEOL SUR JAP REP
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1978 | Roddy, Stephen J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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