Oregon · Baker County
Occurrence
Rock Creek Butte Asbestos
Baker County, Oregon, United States
Asbestos
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Commodities
Primary
Asbestos
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Model
18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit size
N
Ore control
Parallel Shear Zones In Peridotite
Materials
Ore minerals
Chrysotile
Geology
Host rock
Peridotite
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10033430
MRDS ID
M015775
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
44.42597, -118.03492
References
WAGNER, N.S., 1950, ROCK CREEK BUTTE CHRYSOTILE OCCURRENCE (ASBESTOS); ODGMI FILE REPORTLOWERY, W.D. AND WRAY, C.F., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRONSIDE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE; ODGMI OPEN FILE REPORT1950 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR