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Unnamed asbestos prospect (3), Red Whiskers Spring, Hog Mountain area, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Unnamed asbestos prospect (3)Prospect
Red Whiskers SpringSpring
Hog Mountain areaArea
Hayes MountainsMountain Range
Gila CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 14' 49'' North , 110° 37' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.24694,-110.63194
GeoHash:
G#: 9tcm4s2m2
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Peridot1,350 (2011)17.9km
Pinal439 (2011)18.3km
Six Shooter Canyon1,019 (2017)18.8km
San Carlos4,038 (2015)19.8km
Globe7,396 (2017)21.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Gila County Gem & Mineral SocietyMiami, Arizona28km
Mindat Locality ID:
40694
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40694:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An asbestos prospect located in sec. 20, T2S, R17E, along a hill slope, just North of Red Whiskers Spring and about ½ mile SE of Hog Mountain, on Indian Reservation land.

Mineralization is a vein deposit with a linear ore body hosted Mescal Limestone that has been split into at least 3 segments by widespread diabase intrusions. The beds strike NW and dip 25SW. The ore zone is 121.92 meters long, 0.03 meters wide, strikes NW and dips 25SW.

Assay data: The asbestos fiber is semi-harsh to harsh.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10026833

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References

MRDS database Dep. ID #10026833, MRDS ID #M000457; and Dep. ID #10161229, MAS ID #0040070555.
Bromfield, C.S. & Shride (1956), Mineral Resources of the San Carlos Indian Reservation, AZ, USGS Bull. 1027-N: 679.
Phillips, Ken A. (1987) Arizona Industrial Minerals - Department of Mines & Minerals Report #4 (2nd ed.). Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. 197 pp.
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