Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
TertiaryWollastonite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlThe Asbestos Of The Emsco Deposit Is In Two Zones That Are 14 1/2 Feet Apart; These Zones Are In A Sliver Of Mescal Limestone, 35 To 40 Feet Thick, Overlain And Underlain By Thick Diabase Sills.
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile
GangueWollastonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102496
MRDS IDM003133
Alternate namesEmsco Property, Accident Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.78091, -110.52458
References
BROMFIELD, C.S. AND SHRIDE, A.F., 1956, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS RESERVATION, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1027-N, P. 653.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI