| Deposit ID | 10023395 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000292 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shimien |
| Geographic coordinates: | 102.46639, 29.33219 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sichuan [Szechwan](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Sichuan [Szechwan] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Ore |
| Chrysotile | Ore |
| Model code | 18 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8d |
| Deposit model name | Serpentine-hosted asbestos |
| (1) | 102.46639, 29.33219 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 28000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000292 |
WANG, K.P., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES AND BASIC INDUSTRIES IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: BOULDER, COLORADO, WESTVIEW PRESS, 211 P.
ASBESTOS, 1981, V. 62, NO. 7.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS IS CHINA'S LARGEST ASBESTOS DEPOSIT (1977). THE ORE ZONE IS 6300 M LONG AND 350 M WIDE. FIBERS LONGER THAN 2 CM MAKE UP HALF OF THE TOTAL PRODUCTION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1986 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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