Besshi Massive Sulfide Deposit
Pelitic-Mafic type Massive Sulfide Deposit + Greenschist facies to Granulite facies
Synonym
Kieslager Deposit, Bedded Cupriferous Iron Sulfide Deposit
Required Geological Setting
Intra-oceanic arc volcanoes + High-P metamorphic rocks
Occurrence
Associated with regional metamorphic rocks.
Distribution of Besshi Massive Sulfide Deposits described in this site.
Localities
- Hitachi Mine (Cu, EA facies)
- Besshi Mine (Cu, EA facies)
- Iwadono Mine (Pyrite, EA facies)
- Hidaka Mine (Cu, GS facies)
- Shizuka Mine (Ni, GS facies)
- Kanasaki (Pyrite, GS facies)
Related Occurrences
- Greenschist facies
- Blueschist facies
- Epidote-Amphibolite facies
- Amphibolite facies
- Eclogite facies
- Low-P granulite facies
- High-P granulite facies