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Wasa Mine

Past Producer in Wakayama, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098441
MRDS ID M053064
Record type Site
Current site name Wasa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 135.2155, 33.89874 (WGS84)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 2 KM FROM WASA STATION, KISE WESTLINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wakayama(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Wakayama
Japan Wakayama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 135.2155, 33.89874
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HGS CRYSTALS 1.5 CM & LONGER; QUARTZ FORMS COMB STRUCTURE; CALCITE, CHLORITE & CINNABAR FORM STRIPED STRUCTURE FILLING GRAIN SPACES IN QUARTZ, OR ELSE FORMS LARGE CRYSTALS WITH QUARTZ AS A DRUSE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECTING BEGAN IN 1942 ; HOWEVER, APPARENTLY THE DEPOSIT WAS EXPLOITED IN ANCIENT TIMES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 , P. 57 , 111

  • Production

    HORI, S., 1953 , GEOL SUR JAP REPORT

Reporter information

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

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