Shasta View prospect (Sylvester asbestos deposit) (Record #236) past producer of asbestos in Siskiyou county, CA

Shasta View prospect (Sylvester asbestos deposit)

past producer of asbestos in Siskiyou county, CA

Geologic information

Name of site	Shasta View prospect (Sylvester asbestos deposit)
Development	past producer
State	CA
County	Siskiyou
Geographic location:	-122.4519, 41.4126
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Fibrous mineral	chrysotile
Associated minerals	serpentine magnetite chalcedony
Host rock types	serpentinized peridotite
Geologic map unit	-122.4519, 41.4126
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Reference information

Averill, C.V., 1935, Mines and mineral resources of Siskiyou County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, v. 31, no. 3, p. 255-338.

Malone, Kevin, Benson, W.T., and Engel, A.L., 1962, Mount Eddy and Shasta View asbestos deposits, Siskiyou County, Calif.: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 5948, 29 p.

O'Brien, J.C., 1947, Mines and mineral resources of Siskiyou County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, v. 43, no. 4, p. 413-462.

Southern Pacific Company, 1987a, Minerals for industry--Volume II, northern California: California Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 94, 207 p., 1 plate.

Wiebelt, F.J., and Smith, M.C., 1959, A reconnaissance of asbestos deposits in the serpentine belt of northern California: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7860, 52 p.