Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
StructureThe Mescal Limestone Which Lies Between Two Quartzite Formations Has Been Intruded By Several Diabase Sills Of Variable Thickness, Which Sometimes Split And Occasionally Include Isolated Masses Of Limestone. Because Of The Irregularity Of The Intrusions The Limestone Beds Exhibit Variable Attitudes From Essentially Flat Lying To Dips Of 30 Degrees
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027392
MRDS IDM003015
Alternate namesCibecue Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.74119, -110.58402
References
STEWART, L.A., 1956, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7745, P. 16.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIUSBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7745, P. 18.