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Japanese metacinnabar localities

28 localities

A list of Japanese metacinnabar 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 1915

Yamato mine (Nara, Mercury)

Year 1941

Ainoura mine (Nagasaki, Okata mine)

Year 1944

Komatsu mine (Nara, Kamio mine, Komagaeri), Niu mine (Mie, Corrected to Cinnabar in 1960, Confirmed again in 2016)

Year 1947

Chihaya mine (Osaka, Corrected to cinnabar in 1960), Kanbe mine (Nara), Tonomine mine (Nara)

Year 1951

Oketo mine (Hokkaido, Hg), Niko mine (Hokkaido), Mitsuishi mine (Hokkaido, Hg), Aibetsu mine (Hokkaido), Aizankei mine (Hokkaido), Asahino mine (Hokkaido), Seicho mine (Hokakdio, Okoppe mine), Urimaku mine (Hokkaido), Teshio mine (Hokkaido), Seta mine (Hokkaido, Tokachi mine), Samani mine (Hokkaido, Hidaka mine), Uttsu mine (Hokkaido, Kitami mine)

Year 1953

Nakase mine (Hyogo), Wasa mine (Wakayama)

Year 1955

Takedate mine (Aomori, Ikarigaseki), Sana mine (Mie)

Year 1956

Wake mine (Okayama)

Year 1968

Taga mine (Shiga)

Year 1978

Kuzukawa mine (Shiga)

Year 1996

Roppyo (Mie, Niu)

Year 1999

Beppu mine (Oita, Asami mine)

Year 2005

Hinohiro? (Mie, Niu)