Latitude: 36°24'4"N
Longitude: 120°43'40"W
A former asbestos mine located 5.1 km (3.2 miles) WSW of Idria.
Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Franciscan sandstone, Franciscan Complex (serpentinite).
Local structures include the NW-trending Coalinga anticline, and the New Idria thrust fault. The deposit is highly sheared.
Tectonic Structures involved: the California coast ranges.
References
Rice, S.J. (1966) Asbestos: uses and economic importance. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 191: 86-92.
Linn, R.K. (1968) New Idria mining district. In: Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933-1967. The Graton-Sales volume, New York, A.I.M.E.: 1623-1649.
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