Great View Mine, Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Great View Mine | Mine |
| Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend) | Area |
| Salt River Mining District | Mining District |
| Gila County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 47' 27'' North , 110° 30' 14'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 28.3km |
| Carrizo | 127 (2011) | 30.1km |
| Cedar Creek | 318 (2011) | 32.6km |
| Canyon Day | 1,209 (2011) | 44.1km |
| Copper Hill | 108 (2011) | 46.8km |
A former underground asbestos mine located in sec. 35, T5N, R17E, about ½ mile (0.8 km) E. of the southern extremity of Mule Hoof Bend, and about ¾ mile SW of the highway 60-77 bridge, 400 feet W of the highway, at 4,400 feet of altitude. Discovered in 1921 by George P. Bartlett, John C. Bartlett, Andrew J. Dunaway, and John B. Cobb.
Mineralization is an asbestos-bearing serpentine band 1½ to 2 feet (0.5 to 0.6 meters) thick in the Mescal Limestone. It strikes N50E and dips 35NW. A concordant diabase sill is about 9 feet below this zone. The best asbestos appears to be limited to an elongate zone 40 to 50 feet wide trending NE.
Area structures include several small scale thrusts of northwest trend and southwest dip, which are exposed in the underground workings. Movement on these thrusts amounts to only a few inches.
Workings include an 80 foot long adit with 2 left-hand branches at 35 feet and 40 feet, plus several cuts, totalling 22.86 meters in length and 24.38 meters in depth. No production record.
Assay data: The asbestos fiber averages between 1.5 and 2.5 inches in aggregate; fiber is semi-harsh.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
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: | 10027440 |
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- Arizona
- ⭔San Carlos Apache Indian ReservationReservation
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Great View Mine, Mule Hoof Bend, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA