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Furutobe mine (Furutohbe mine), Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Bornite-rich "kuroko"-type ore, mined for copper, zinc, lead, pyrites (sulphur). Now closed. Intruded by andesite dyke.



References:
- Shunso Ishihara and Yuji Endo (2007): Indium and other trace elements in volcanogenic massive sulfide ores from the Kuroko, Besshi and other types in Japan. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan 58(1/2), 7-22.





Mineral List:
Baryte
Bornite
Chalcopyrite
Digenite
Furutobeite (TL)
Galena
Gold
var: Electrum

Gypsum
Hematite
Magnetite
Pyrite
Quartz
Renierite
var: Arsenian Renierite

'Sericite'
Sphalerite
Stromeyerite
Tennantite
Tetrahedrite


18 entries listed. 15 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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