Arizona · Gila County
Past Producer

Ruiz Prospect

Gila County, Arizona, United States
Asbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
StructureNo Diabase Was Observed In The Limestone Section Anywhere Near This Deposit. One Explanation To Account For This Mineralization Would Be The Assumption That A Diabase Sill Originally Overlaid The Crest Of The Ridge But Has Been Eroded Away
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027400
MRDS IDM003030
Alternate namesLongview, Eagle Nest
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.74619, -110.60819
References
STEWART, L.A., 1956, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7745, P. 23.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI