Japanese mercury localities

57 localities

A list of Japanese mercury localities described in citable papers and books. The list is edited based on the editing policy of location lists.

Year of description: Location (Prefecture, Synonym, Comments)
Year 1891: Ainoura mine (Nagasaki, Okata mine)
Year 1892: Komatsu mine (Nara, Kamio mine, Komagaeri), Nakatani (Mie, Mizusawa), Takanoshima islnad (Chiba, Abo), Okinoshima island (Chiba, Abo), Suii mine (Tokushima, Yuki mine)
Year 1900: Yamagano mine (Kagoshima), Futaba mine (Ehime, Chichinogawa mine, Hiyoshi mine), Tanigawa (Ehime, Kita-Uwa), Minatoura mine (Miyazaki)
Year 1904: Hirado (Nagasaki, Matsuura)
Year 1907: Koriyama (Kagoshima, Shimo-Satsuma)
Year 1911: Esamanbetsu (Hokkaido, Samani)
Year 1915: Kubo (Kochi, Kami-Niro), Yamato mine (Nara, Mercury)
Year 1916: Doi (Kochi, Ikekawa), Niro mine (Kochi), Isahaya (Nagasaki, Kita-Takaki)
Year 1939: Itomuka mine (Hokkaido)
Year 1944: Niu mine (Mie)

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