Blue River prospect (Unnamed asbestos prospect (2); Prospect west of the Blue River), Blue River, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blue River prospect (Unnamed asbestos prospect (2); Prospect west of the Blue River) | - not defined - |
| Blue River | River |
| Gila County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 31' 10'' North , 110° 16' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Carlos | 4,038 (2015) | 25.1km |
| Peridot | 1,350 (2011) | 28.3km |
| Canyon Day | 1,209 (2011) | 37.8km |
| Fort Apache | 143 (2011) | 40.5km |
| Sevenmile | 707 (2011) | 42.2km |
An asbestos prospect located in sec. 17, T2N, R20E, just West of the Blue River, 3 miles E of Bear Canyon deposit, on the SE side of a hill at 4,500 feet of altitude (3 miles East of Bear Canyon deposit and ¼ mile West of Whitetail Spring Road. NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 33.5333N, 110.3847W.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a linear ore body hosted in the Mescal Limestone. The ore zone strikes N45E and dips 10SE. It is found in about 40 foot of thin-bedded Mescal Limestone that is underlain by diabase and is overlain by red to rusty-brown siltstones and quartzites and brown to yellow-brown, silty limestone of undetermined age and Paleozoic limestones. The hill is capped by Tertiary basalt. The beds strike N.45ºE. and dip from 50º to 10ºSE. Asbestos veins occurs at a horizon about 25 to 30 feet above the underlying diabase-limestone contact.
Workings include some suficial workings, and open cut and a short stub-adit.
Assay data: Fiber harsh to semi-harsh.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Colour: White to gray-green. Description: 18 inch thick band in Mescal Limestone. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027416 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔San Carlos Apache Indian ReservationReservation
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