Producer

Belangero

Italy
Asbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSE
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1920
Identification
Deposit ID10084813
MRDS IDW700024
RegionEU
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.99891, 7.4187
References
WATSON, IAN, 1980, THE INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF ITALY: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 148, P. 17-45.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.MINING MAGAZINE, BALANGERO: JULY 1987, P. 20-25.MINING MAGAZINE, JULY 1986, P. 20.