Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlMost Of The Asbestos Of The Bear Canyon Deposit Occurred In A 30 To 50 Foot Thick Limestone Block, Or "Sliver", Overlain And Underlain By Diabase Sills.
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027412
MRDS IDM003044
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.53536, -110.33429
References
BROMFIELD, C.S., AND SHRIDE, A.F., 1956, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1027-N, P. 664.STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 50.WILSON, E.D., 1928, ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 126 , P. 61.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRISTEWART, 1955 , B OF M INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706.