Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
StructureThis Ridge Is Made Up Of Fault Blocks Of The Apache Group Of Sediments, With A Few Short, Very Minor Folds.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102495
MRDS IDM003121
Alternate namesMetate Asbestos Corp., Shanley Apache Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.41147, -110.60625
References
STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 100.WILSON, E.D., 1928, ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 126, P. 62.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI