Mountain Leather
A variety of Asbestos
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About Mountain Leather
An early popular name for the leather-like varieties of asbestos. Similar material has been called mountain paper, mountain wood, or mountain cork.
See also: pilolite.
Minerals known to form "mountain leather" include actinolite, chrysotile, palygorskite, saponite, sepiolite, tremolite or zeolite.
See also: pilolite.
Minerals known to form "mountain leather" include actinolite, chrysotile, palygorskite, saponite, sepiolite, tremolite or zeolite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
9168 (as Mountain Leather)
383 (as Asbestos)
383 (as Asbestos)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9168:4 (as Mountain Leather)
mindat:1:1:383:6 (as Asbestos)
mindat:1:1:383:6 (as Asbestos)
Synonyms of Mountain Leather
Other Language Names for Mountain Leather
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 7 photos of Mountain Leather associated with Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| 4 photos of Mountain Leather associated with Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| 3 photos of Mountain Leather associated with Native Copper | Cu |
| 2 photos of Mountain Leather associated with Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| 1 photo of Mountain Leather associated with Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| 1 photo of Mountain Leather associated with Amethyst | SiO2 |
| 1 photo of Mountain Leather associated with Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| 1 photo of Mountain Leather associated with Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| 1 photo of Mountain Leather associated with Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| 1 photo of Mountain Leather associated with Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Mountain Leather
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References for Mountain Leather
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Localities for Mountain Leather
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| Dr. Nestor Hillar Puxeddu specimens |
Austria | |
| Martin Gruell |
| Sigmund 1912 |
| Medwenitsch (1967) |
| Stroh (1979) |
Canada | |
| C. Lemanski collection (7801CL) |
Chile | |
| Henwood (1871) |
Germany | |
| Meier (2008) |
Italy | |
| dan weinrich |
Japan | |
| - (n.d.) |
UK | |
| Alysson Rowan collection |
| Carne (1822) |
USA | |
| Ward's Natural Science Co. and ... |
| Specimen from A. Parker Collection |
| Galbraith (1959) |
| www.mineralsocal.org (1999) |
| www.mineralsocal.org (1999) |
| Schwartz (1956) | |
| Schwartz (1956) | |
| Murdoch (1966) |
| Fitch (1931) +1 other reference |
| Januzzi et al. (1976) |
| King et al. (1994) |
| King et al. (1994) | |
| Rocks & Min.: 21:274-275. |
| Hitchcock +1 other reference |
| King (n.d.) |
| Minerals of Laurel Hill et al. (published privately) |
| Manchester (1931) |
| Entwistle (1944) |
| Lasky (1947) +1 other reference |
| Manchester (1931) | |
| Robinson et al. (2007) |
| Rocks & Min.: 14: 4-9. |
| Gordon (1922) |
| Miller (1971) |
| Grant |
| Lucarini (1938) |
| Lucarini (1938) |
| Grant |
| Morrill & Chaffee |
| Rocks & Min 71:337 |
| Dietrich (1990) |
Malpaso Quarry, Dumesnil, La Calera, Calera Norte District, Colón Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina