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Morro Norizal

Occurrence in Antioquia, Colombia with commodity Asbestos
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  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 10065977
MRDS ID TC41765
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Norizal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.2997, 7.0679 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antioquia(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Antioquia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CROSS-FIBER, 0.33% FIBER OF ROCK IS 2 CM LONG, 0.37% IS 1-2 CM LONG, 0.11% IS LESS THAN 1 CM. ROCK TOTALS 0.81% FIBER.

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 Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.2997, 7.0679
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SMALL AND LEAN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA (OTHER THAN PETROLEUM): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-B, P. 53-204

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SINGEWALD (1950).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 40 X 60 M AREA WITH 0.81% FIBER CONTENT, OUTSIDE THIS AREA ARE VEINLETS UP TO 10 CM THICK BUT BENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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