Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR LEDGES
Materials
Ore mineralsAnthophyllite
GangueAntigorite, Biotite, Chromite, Garnet, Magnetite, Muscovite, Olivine, Picotite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Talc
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGranitic Gneiss,Quartz Monzonite,Granite · Idaho Batholith
Tectonic settingMiogeocline
AlterationAnthophyllite Replaced Dunite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Identification
Deposit ID10105609
MRDS IDW013133
Alternate namesPanhandle Asbestos Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.21597, -115.8388
References
Anderson, A. L., 1930, The Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Region About Orofino, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 34, 63 P.Anderson, A. L., 1932, Genesis Of The Anthophyllite Deposits Near Kamiah, Idaho: Jour. Geology, V. 38, No. 1, P. 68 - 80.Hubbard, C.R., 1955 , A Survey Of The Mineral Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105 , 56 P.Diller, J. S., 1911 , The Types, Modes Of Occurrence, And Important Deposits Of Asbestos In The United States: USGS Bulletin 470-K, P. 519 - 520 .Minobras, 1975, Idaho Ind Minerals, P 381930 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 341955 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105Hubbard, C.R., Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105