Latitude: 33°49'40"N
Longitude: 133°28'20"E
A copper and cobalt mine which also produced pyrite for sulphuric acid production. Ore is compact, massive "Kieslager"-type sulphides, hosted in conglomerate in chlorite schist. ("Shiratshi" mine is a misnomer from Rocks & Min.: 22:223)
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13 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.
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References
- Watanabe, M., Hoshino, K., Kagami, H., Nishido, H., and Sugiyama, M. (1998): Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd and K-Ar systematics of metamorphosed pillowed basalts and associated Besshi-type deposits in the Sanbagawa Belt, Japan. Mineralium Deposita 34, 113-120.
- Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan
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