Commodities
PrimaryJade
SecondaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile, Tremolite, Nephrite, Jade
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Yukon-Koyukuk Ophiolite
Associated rockPeridotite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10001165
MRDS IDA011862
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates67.20952, -158.0535
References
Anderson, Eskil, 1945, Asbestos and jade occurrences in the Kobuk River region, Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 3-R, 48 p.Anderson, Eskil, 1947, Mineral occurrences other than gold deposits in northwestern Alaska: Alaska Territorial Division of Mines Pamphlet 5-R, 48 p.Heide, H.E., Wright, W.S., and Rutledge, F.A., 1949, Investigations of the Kobuk River asbestos deposits, Kobuk district, northwest Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 4414, 25 p.