Ciudad Victoria Asbestos Occurrences

Occurrence in Tamaulipas, Mexico with commodity Asbestos
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023371
MRDS ID I000261
Record type Site
Current site name Ciudad Victoria Asbestos Occurrences
Related records 10279972

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.167, 23.75044 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Tamaulipas

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS IN THE SIERRA MADRE ORIENTAL MOUNTAINS, WEST OF CIUDAD VICTORIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 18
USGS model code 8d
Deposit model name Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.167, 23.75044

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WINSON, R.W., 1975, ASBESTOS, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS, 4TH EDITION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 379-425

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS MADE UP OF GENERALLY SMALL, DISCONTINUOUS ZONES OF RIBBON FIBER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.