Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile
GangueMagnesite
Geology
Host rockDunite,Orthopyroxenite,Serpentinite
StructurePeel Thrust
Tectonic settingGreat Serpentinite Belt
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10084819
MRDS IDW700031
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-30.39638, 151.7319
References
MINING MAGAZINE, 1987, JANUARY, P. 60.ASBESTOS, V. 63, NO. 7ASBESTOS, V. 64, NO. 7BUTT, B.C., 1981, 6. EXPLORATION FORECASTS AND EXPLOITATION REALITIES AT THE WOODSREEF MINE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, IN RIORDAN, P.H., ED., GEOLOGY OF ASBESTOS DEPOSITS: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 63-75.