Canadian Mines (Asbestos King Mine), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Canadian Mines (Asbestos King Mine) | Group of Mines |
| 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° 48' 21'' North , 110° 32' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Group of Mines
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 27.1km |
| Carrizo | 127 (2011) | 31.3km |
| Cedar Creek | 318 (2011) | 35.4km |
| Copper Hill | 108 (2011) | 46.6km |
| Young | 666 (2011) | 50.9km |
A former underground asbestos mine located about ¾ mile W of Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), about 43 road miles N of Globe, on National Forest land. Discovered 1916. Produced 1920-1953. Owned by the Jaquays Mining Co. (1982).
Mineralization is a linear and tabular ore body(ies) hosted in Mescal Limestone. The ore zone is 365.76 meters long, with a depth-to-bottom of 106.68 meters and a thickness of 0.05 meters, and 0 dip. Ore control was a contact zone and fracturing. Ore concentration was contact metamorphism. An associated rock unit is diabase.
Workings include several adits, drifts, and stopes totalling 91.44 meters long. Room and pillar mining was practiced. Past production occurred.
Assay data: Asbestos fiber ½ to 3 inches, soft, excellent tensile strength.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| 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 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027089 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Tonto National ForestForest
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Canadian Mines, Mule Hoof Bend, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA