British Columbia
Producer

Cassiar

British Columbia, Canada
Asbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile
GangueAntigorite, Brucite, Jade, Magnetite, Talc, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Sylvester Group
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10084820
MRDS IDW700032
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates59.3179, -129.82135
References
BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCESHARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1984, ASBESTOS, IN GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., P. 324-335.CIM BULLETIN, APRIL, 1977.ASBESTOS, 1981, V. 62, NO. 7.ASBESTOS, 1983, V. 64, NO. 7.ESTIMATE OF G. ORRIS (1984), BASED ON PUBLISHED INFORMATION.