Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile
GangueTalc
Geology
Host rockDunite
StructureExtensive Shearing Of Rocks
AlterationSerpentinization, Talc-Carbonate Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10084812
MRDS IDW700023
Alternate namesShabanie
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-20.19689, 30.01803
References
MANOS, ANTHONY, 1978, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF RHODESIA: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 126, P. 93-107.WINSON, R.W., 1975, ASBESTOS, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC., P. 379-425.