Natsume Mine
Natsume, Oya city, Yabu county, Hyogo pref., Japan
Occurrence
Fe-Ni deposit in serpentinite of Sekinomiya Ultramafic Rocks. The protolith of serpentinite is harzburgite, and Ni was concentrated by serpentinization.
Reported Minerals
Mineral Assemblages
- Nickeline - Gersdorffite - Annabergite
- Arsenopyrite
Localities
- Hosoyama (Ophicalcite)
- Kimitake Mine (Ni minerals)
- Natsume Mine (Fe-Ni deposit)
- Nakauri mine (Cu-Fe-Ni deposit)
- Ninomiya (Cu-Fe-Ni deposit)
- Sakamoto (Matrix of Tectonic Belt)