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Serpentine Subgroup from
Bear Canyon Mine, Sontag Creek, Bear Canyon Junction area, Gila County, Arizona, USA


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Chrysotile, etc.

Bear Canyon Mine, Sontag Creek, Bear Canyon Junction area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysotile, etc.

Bear Canyon Mine, Sontag Creek, Bear Canyon Junction area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysotile, etc.

Bear Canyon Mine, Sontag Creek, Bear Canyon Junction area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysotile, etc.

Bear Canyon Mine, Sontag Creek, Bear Canyon Junction area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysotile, etc.

Bear Canyon Mine, Sontag Creek, Bear Canyon Junction area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysotile, etc.

Bear Canyon Mine, Sontag Creek, Bear Canyon Junction area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Serpentine Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysotile2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpentine Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bear Canyon Mine, Sontag Creek, Bear Canyon Junction area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:206274
Long-form Identifier:1:3:206274:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpentine Subgroup
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘBlue River prospect (Unnamed asbestos prospect (2); Prospect west of the Blue River), Blue River, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘBlack Mesa prospect (Black Mesa deposit), Cassadore Spring area, Black Mesa area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘOak Creek deposit, Oak Creek, San Carlos area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Asbestos prospect (7), Talkalai Lake area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘApache Mine, San Carlos area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘSulphur Springs claims (Sulphur Springs claims 1 & 2; Sulphur Springs prospect; Sulphur Springs claims MS 3872), I.S. Hole Canyon, Seneca, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed asbestos prospects (5), Seneca, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘVictory and Eldorado Mines, Chrysotile area, Chrysotile, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed asbestos prospect (4), I.S. Hole Canyon, Seneca, Gila County, Arizona, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘWonder Mine (Wonder claims; Wonder and Silk claims; Big Four Asbestos), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Bromfield, C.S. & A.F. Schride (1956), Mineral resources of the San Carlos Indian Reservation, AZ, USGS Bull. 1027-N: 664.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.368
 
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