Hikida Mine
Hikida, Kanuma city, Tochigi pref., Japan
Occurrence
Moderately high-T hydrothermal deposit
Moderate temperature hydrothermal deposit. The deposit was produced in shale of Kurohone-Kiryu Complex, a member of Jurassic accretionary complex of Tamba-Mino-Ashio Belt. The Kaolinite-Siderite ore in the deposit suggests that the deposit was formed from neutral to alkaline fluid.
Reported Minerals
- Sphalerite
- Galena
- Pyrite
- Chrysocolla
- Siderite
- Kaolinite
Mineral Assemblages
- Quartz(Gangue) - Galena - Sphalerite - Pyrite
- Quartz(Gangue) - Kaolinite - Siderite
Details of the mine
Two major deposits, main deposit and Iwahana deposit, were mined.
History
- 1938: Started to mine.
- 1945: The mine was closed.
Localities
- Hikida Mine (Cu-Pb-Zn, Siderite)
- Okorogawa Mine (Cu)
- Shizuki Mine (Cu, Marine oxidation)