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Diablo West Prospect

Occurrence in Hudspeth county in Texas, United States with commodities Talc-Soapstone, 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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096721
MRDS ID W701265
Record type Site
Current site name Diablo West Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.06858, 31.16545 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 MI (11 KM) NNW OF ALLAMOORE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hudspeth(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bean Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sierra Blanca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt Basin(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hudspeth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore
Dolomite Gangue

Analytical data

Result A 65-FT (20-M)-DEEP HOLE IN VERTICALLY BEDDED DOLOMITE PENETRATED TALC HAVING 75% LONG-FIBER RICHTERITE ASBESTOS BETWEEN 38 AND 60 FT (12 AND 18 M) BELOW THE SURFACE.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 67
USGS model code 18i
Deposit model name Carbonate-hosted magnesite-talc

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Allamoore Formation
    Rock description Allamoore Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.06858, 31.16545
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • REPORTED THAT SOME BLUE AMPHIBOLE ROCK IS SCATTERED ALONG THE CREST OF THE HILL. SEVERAL OTHER HOLES WERE DRILLED, AND ALTHOUGH SOME TALC WAS INTERSECTED, ASBESTOS WAS NOT FOUND.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Allamoore Talc District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1990 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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