Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Salt River Mining District | Mining District |
| Gila County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
33° North , 110° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~102km
Type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
incl. Salt River Canyon
An asbestos mining area located in T4-5N, R16-18E, G&SRM, along and south of the Salt River, south of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and extending eastward somewhat onto the reservation.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Stromeyerite ? | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Clinochrysotile' | 9.ED. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Lizardite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Orthochrysotile' | - | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
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Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Gila County
- Salt River Mining District
- Alamo prospects (Alamo Asbestos; Poor Mining Co. property)
- ⭔Ash Creek area
- ⭔Blue House Mountain quadrangle
- Bluff Mine (Bluff prospect; Bluff claims; Oange (Orange ?) Grove group; Big 3 No. 1; Cyax group; Bluff group; Big 3 group)
- Canyon Creek Butte area
- Chrysotile
- ⭔Cibecue Creek-Salt River Draw confluence with the Salt River area
- Cliffbestos group
- Haystack Butte
- Hillside deposit
- ⭔Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend)
- Salt River Mining District
- Gila County
- Arizona
- Gila County
- Salt River Mining District
- Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend)
- Canadian Mines (Asbestos King Mine)
- Dream Girl Mine (Soren-Williams Mine; Long and Wright group)
- Emsco Mine (Emsco property; Accident claims)
- Enders Mine (White Tail group; MS 1921 claims; Horse Shoe group)
- Golden Fiber 1 and 2 claims
- Great View Mine
- Mule Hoof Bend Erythrite occurrence (Mule Shoe Bend Erythrite occurrence)
- Oso claim
- Phillips Asbestos Mine (Crosthwaite-Steward group; Grandview claims; Ladder Mine; Golden Fiber claims)
- Pinetop Mine
- River Claims
- Roadside Mine (Prochnow workings; Old Prochnow property; Cibecue Mining Co. property; Cibecue workings; Lost Mines claims)
- Seventy Two and Monte Christo claims
- Picacho Colorado area
- Punto Negro group
- Salt Banks-Orange Spring
- ⭔Salt River Canyon Campgrounds area
- Salt River Mine (Salt River Asbestos Mine; Salt River claims/group; Sorenson-Williams claims)
- Sawmill Canyon
- Seneca
- Snake Hill Mine
- Stansbury Mine (Stansbury property; K and M property; KM lease; K & M Mine; Reidhead and Greenwade Mine; Apache Nos. 1 & 2 claims; Mineral Survey 3849 [MS claim 3849])
- Wonder Mine (Wonder claims; Wonder and Silk claims; Big Four Asbestos)
- Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend)
- Salt River Mining District
- Gila County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Tonto National ForestNational Forest
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Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA