Mine detail: Karst Asbestos Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

45.35602, -111.18333

Resource(N)

Primary:	Asbestos
Ore:	Anthophyllite
Orebody form:	TABULAR BODY AND LENS-SHAPED BODY
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Belt Gneiss And Schist
Host type:	Peridotite
Structure:	Northeast Strike Of Metamorphic Rocks, Faults
Alteration processes:	Serpentinization Of Peridotite

References

MRDS	W014634
DEP	10071308
Reference	{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}
Reporter	Berg, Richard B. (Krohn, D. H.), Doyle, Brien (Wells, John)