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Chrysotile from
Chrysotile 1 Locality, Chrysotile area, Chrysotile, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Chrysotile 1 Locality, Chrysotile area, Chrysotile, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:219226
Long-form Identifier:1:3:219226:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘTriple Star Mining Co. property (Donato), Chrysotile area, Chrysotile, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘVictory and Eldorado Mines, Chrysotile area, Chrysotile, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘLocke Mine (Locke property; Old Locke Mine), Chrysotile area, Chrysotile, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘLittle Favor group (Cibecue Mining Co. property; Globe Asbestos), Chrysotile area, Chrysotile, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘAlamo prospects (Alamo Asbestos; Poor Mining Co. property), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘRuiz prospect (Eagle Nest claim; Longview claim), Haystack Butte area, Haystack Butte, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘSeneca prospect (Seneca Iron prospect; Accident claim; Accident group), Seneca, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘEmsco Mine (Emsco property; Accident claims), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed asbestos prospects (5), Seneca, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘSeventy Two and Monte Christo claims, Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Engr. Mining Jour. (1915), The mining news: 100: 862
Melhase, J. (1925), Asbestos Deposits of AZ, Engr.Mining Jour.: 120: 805
Stewart, L.A. & P.S. Haury (1947), Arizona asbestos deposits, Gila Co., AZ, US Bur. of Mines Rept. Inv. 4100
Stewart, L.A. (1956), Chrysotile-asbestos deposits of AZ (supplement), US Bur. of Mines Inf. Circ. 7745.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.367
 
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