Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
TertiaryMagnesite, Manganese, Talc-Soapstone
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsBrucite, Chrysotile, Pyrolusite
GangueAragonite, Calcite, Cordierite, Garnierite, Magnetite, Pectolite, Talc, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Serpentinite · Acatlan Formation
Associated rockDiabase,Granite
StructureNw-Trending Fracturing
Tectonic settingPeninsula De Oaxaca
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10106755
MRDS IDI002005
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates17.8507, -96.86693
References
RAMIREZL., J.C., 1991, GEOLOGY OF THE PEGASO ASBESTOS DEPOSIT, CONCEPCION, PAPALO, SUICATLAN, OAXACA, IN SALAS, G.P., ED., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, MEXICO: BOULDER, COLORADO, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA, V. P-3, P. 343-347CIMRI