| Deposit ID | 10027893 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004367 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bass Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Asbestos Camp |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.38215, 36.25334 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 780 |
| Relative position | IN HAKATAI CANYON, 1/2 MI. N OF COLORADO RIVER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Coconino(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Powell Plateau(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grand Canyon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grand Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Grand Canyon(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Grand Canyon National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Coconino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 033N | 001W | 22 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Result | PRODUCTION OF 4" ASBESTOS FIBER |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Bass Limestone |
| Rock description | Bass Limestone |
| (1) | -112.38215, 36.25334 |
|---|
| General form | VEINS ALONG BEDDING |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004367 |
NOBLE, L.F., 1914, SHINUMO QUADRANGLE: USGS BULL 549, P. 57 - 60.
BREED, W.J., AND ROAT, E. (ED.), 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE GRAND CANYON, P. 174.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILES.
STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 115.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
REF #2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD TC10364 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | ASBESTOS VEINS UP TO 4 INCHES THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1979 | Jones, Royce (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1992 | Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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