Mine detail: Pegaso

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Location

Lat / long:

17.8507, -96.86693

Resource(B)

Primary:	Asbestos
Tertiary:	Magnesite, Manganese, Talc-Soapstone
Ore:	Brucite, Chrysotile, Pyrolusite
Gangue:	Aragonite, Calcite, Cordierite, Garnierite, Magnetite, Pectolite, Talc, Tremolite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Acatlan Formation
Host type:	Schist,Serpentinite
Associated type:	Diabase,Granite
Structure:	Nw-Trending Fracturing
Tectonic:	Peninsula De Oaxaca

References

MRDS	I002005
DEP	10106755
Reference	{Deposit:: RAMIREZL., J.C., 1991, GEOLOGY OF THE PEGASO ASBESTOS DEPOSIT, CONCEPCION, PAPALO, SUICATLAN, OAXACA, IN SALAS, G.P., ED., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, MEXICO: BOULDER, COLORADO, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA, V. P-3, P. 343-347}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Orris, Greta J.