| Location: | Fresno County, California, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 36.32134, -120.58709 |
| dep_id: | 10080545 |
| mrds_id: | W031823 |
| Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Asbestos |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Large ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Producer |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| alteration: | Oxidation Of Upper 15 To 20 Ft. Of Deposit. |
| Reporter: | Zigler, Jan L. (Huber, Donald F.) |
| hrock_unit: | Franciscan Complex |
| hrock_type: | Serpentinite |
| arock_unit: | Panoche Formation |
| arock_type: | Sandstone |
| Structure: | Northwest- Trending Coalinga Anticline, New Idria Thrust Fault |
| tectonic: | California Coast Ranges |
| Year first produced: | 1962 |
| disc_yr: | 1961 |
| discr: | Union Carbide Corp. Recognized Asbestos In The Area In 1958 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: 1978, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. NEW YORK: MCGRAW- HILL MINING INFORMATION SERVICES, P. 168.
- Deposit:: LINN, R. K., 1968, NEW IDRIA MINING DISTRICT IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967 (THE GRATON- SALES VOLUME). NEW YORK: AM. INST. OF MNG., MET. AND PET. ENG., INC., PP. 1623-1649.
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