Oregon · Malheur County
Occurrence
Towell Asbestos Claim
Malheur County, Oregon, United States
Asbestos
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Commodities
Primary
Asbestos
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit type
Replacement
Model
18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Chrysotile
Gangue
Serpentine
Geology
Host rock
Serpentinite
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10033383
MRDS ID
M015716
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
44.36097, -117.50046
References
MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON, 1969; ODGMI BULL. 64, P. 191