Mine detail: Karst Asbestos Deposit

Location:	Gallatin County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long:	45.35602, -111.18333
dep_id:	10071308
mrds_id:	W014634
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Asbestos
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Anthophyllite
orebody_fm:	TABULAR BODY AND LENS-SHAPED BODY
work_type:	Surface/Underground
alteration:	Serpentinization Of Peridotite
ore_ctrl:	Shear Zones In Peridotite
Reporter:	Berg, Richard B. (Krohn, D. H.), Doyle, Brien (Wells, John)
hrock_unit:	Belt Gneiss And Schist
hrock_type:	Peridotite
Structure:	Northeast Strike Of Metamorphic Rocks, Faults
disc_yr:	1900
discr:	Peter F. Karst
References:	Deposit:: MCMANNIS, W. J. AND CHADWICK, R. A., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE GARNET MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 43 , P. 38 - 42 PERRY, E. S., 1948 , TALC, GRAPHITE, VERMICULITE, AND ASBESTOS IN MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEM. 27 , P. 35 - 39 , MARVIN, R., 1952 , DESCRIPTION AND GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF SELECTED AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF GALLATIN CANYON, GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA: UNPUB. MS THESIS MONTANA TECH Production:: PERRY, 1948, P. 39