Arizona · Gila County
Occurrence

Bluff Prospect

Gila County, Arizona, United States
Asbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
StructureIntrusion Of The Diabase Caused Some Upward Warping In Some Areas Of The Mescal Limestone.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10027042
MRDS IDM001788
Alternate namesBluff Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.79814, -110.49013
References
MOORE, R.T., 1968, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 177, P. 47.STEWART, L.A., 1956, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7745, P. 28.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI