| Deposit ID | 10102486 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salt River Asbestos |
| Alternate or previous names | Sorenson - Williams, Salt River Group |
| Related records | 10161472 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.49458, 33.79591 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1109 |
| Relative position | 0.5 MILE SE OF US HIGHWAY 60 - SALT RIVER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Beckers Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)
Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 005N}005N | 017E}018E | 25,26}30 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysotile | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Mescal Limestone |
| Rock description | Mescal Lst |
| (1) | -110.49458, 33.79591 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northwest-Trending Fractures Are Numerous Where The Southern Deposit Is Exposed By Mine Workings. As A Result Of Water Solution Along The Fractures, And Of Slumping Of The Blocks Bounded By The Fractures, Vertical Openings As Much As 2 Feet Wide Exist Throughout Much Of The Deposit. As A Result, The Ground Is Very Heavy - The Limestone Above And Below The Ore Zone Caves Readily. |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 00 |
| Thickness | 0.2M |
| Length | 548.64M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.007HA |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Overall depth | 0M |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003041 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070086 |
BROMFIELD, C.S., AND SHRIDE, A.F., 1956, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1027-N, P. 661.
STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USGS INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 53.
STEWART, HAURY, 1947, ARIZONA ASBESTOS DEPOSITS, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4100.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002815 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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