Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlAsbestos-Bearing Serpentine Zones Occur At 3 Horizons In The Lower Mescal Limestone
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
StructureThe Predominant Factor In The Concentration Of Asbestos Within The Favorable Beds Has Been The Shattering And Warping Of These Beds By A Belt Of Thrust Faulting That Has A General Course Of 5.25 Deg. E.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102484
MRDS IDM003027
Alternate namesCorral Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.81757, -110.59708
References
STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 19.WILSON, E.D., 1928, ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 126, P. 48.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI