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Chrysotile from
Sloan Creek lease (Sloan Creek Mine; Sloane Creek group; Kyle Asbestos Mine; Aileen & Cowboy claims; Mitt claim), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Sloan Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysotile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sloan Creek lease (Sloan Creek Mine; Sloane Creek group; Kyle Asbestos Mine; Aileen & Cowboy claims; Mitt claim), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Sloan Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201795
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201795:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chrysotile in this Region
Blue Jay group (American Beauty Mine; Turkey Track Mine), Sloan Creek lease (Sloan Creek Mine; Sloane Creek group; Kyle Asbestos Mine; Aileen & Cowboy claims; Mitt claim), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Sloan Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Last Chance claim (Last Chance-Cowboy group), Vosburg Mesa area, Sloan Creek lease (Sloan Creek Mine; Sloane Creek group; Kyle Asbestos Mine; Aileen & Cowboy claims; Mitt claim), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Sloan Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBlue Jay group (American Beauty Mine; Turkey Track Mine), Sloan Creek lease (Sloan Creek Mine; Sloane Creek group; Kyle Asbestos Mine; Aileen & Cowboy claims; Mitt claim), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Sloan Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘCato claims, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘLast Chance claim (Last Chance-Cowboy group), Vosburg Mesa area, Sloan Creek lease (Sloan Creek Mine; Sloane Creek group; Kyle Asbestos Mine; Aileen & Cowboy claims; Mitt claim), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Sloan Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘWolf Spring (Wolf Springs claims), American Asbestos Mine (Arizona Asbestos Inc. claims; includes claims: Vosberg; Smith; Benstago; Wilson), Horse Camp Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘNo. 1 Mine, American Asbestos Mine (Arizona Asbestos Inc. claims; includes claims: Vosberg; Smith; Benstago; Wilson), Horse Camp Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘTony Mine (Tony property), American Asbestos Mine (Arizona Asbestos Inc. claims; includes claims: Vosberg; Smith; Benstago; Wilson), Horse Camp Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘAsh Creek Mine, Ash Creek, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘHome Mine, American Asbestos Mine (Arizona Asbestos Inc. claims; includes claims: Vosberg; Smith; Benstago; Wilson), Horse Camp Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘRock House prospect (Rock House group; American Fiber Co. property; Montezuma claim; Montezuma Mine; Many claim; King claim), Castle Peak area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘPierce Mine, Castle Peak area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Moore, Richard T. (1968), Mineral Deposits of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 177: 53.
 
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