Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
StructureIn Some Areas The Limestone Bedding Has Been Disturbed By Thrust And Bedding-Plane Faulting, With Consequent Fracturing And Shearing
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1920'2 TO 1940'S
Identification
Deposit ID10027447
MRDS IDM003111
Alternate namesMelrose Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.99979, -110.87848
References
STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 89.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIUSBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706.