Hassei Mine

Producer in Akita, Japan with commodity Mercury
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  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 10109630
MRDS ID M053071
Record type Site
Current site name Hassei Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 140.43194, 40.44846 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Akita(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Akita
Japan Akita

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 140.43194, 40.44846

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SMALL PLACER DEPOSIT; PRIMARY DEPOSIT STILL UNFOUND

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOL SUR JAP REP NO 154 , P. 108 , 88

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.