Tremolite no. 1 mine

past producer of asbestos in Millard county, UT

Geologic information

Name of siteTremolite no. 1 mine
Developmentpast producer
StateUT
CountyMillard
Geographic location:-112.8409, 38.5815
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Fibrous mineralmass-fiber tremolite asbestos
Associated mineralscalcite
potash
malachite
chalcopyrite
azurite
Host rock typesmarble (dolomitic)
Geologic map unit-112.8409, 38.5815
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Reference information

Crawford, A.L., and Buranek, A.M., 1942, Tremolite deposits of the Mineral Range, Millard County, Utah: Salt Lake City, Utah, State of Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Development Circular No. 2, 7 p.
U.S. Geological Survey, 2007, Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS)
[http://tin.er.usgs.gov/mrds/]