Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10033383 |
| MRDS ID |
M015716 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Towell Asbestos Claim |
| Related records |
10112070, 10225631
|
Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
Oregon |
Malheur |
Public Land Survey System information
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
| Willamette |
012S |
043E |
7 |
|
Oregon |
Comments on the location information
- PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = HUNTINGTON 1:625000
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Asbestos |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Chrysotile |
Ore |
| Serpentine |
Gangue |
Analytical data
| Result |
FIBRES ARE HARSH AND SOMETIMES BRITTLE |
Mineral occurrence model information
| Model code |
18 |
| USGS model code |
8d |
| Deposit model name |
Serpentine-hosted asbestos |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Serpentinite |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Middle Triassic |
|
