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Chrysotile from
Oak Creek deposit, Oak Creek, San Carlos area, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:Short fiber in serpentine.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Serpentine Subgroup
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysotile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oak Creek deposit, Oak Creek, San Carlos area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:245669
Long-form Identifier:1:3:245669:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Asbestos prospect (7), Talkalai Lake area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘBlack Mesa prospect (Black Mesa deposit), Cassadore Spring area, Black Mesa area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘCassadore deposit (Black Mesa deposit), Black Mesa area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘAsbestos deposit 23, Antelope Flats, Graham County, Arizona, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘBear Canyon Mine, Sontag Creek, Bear Canyon Junction area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘAsbestos prospect 22, Bear Creek, Bear Canyon Junction, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘAsbestos deposit 21, Bear Creek, Bear Canyon Junction, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.2 miles) ⓘBlue River prospect (Unnamed asbestos prospect (2); Prospect west of the Blue River), Blue River, Gila County, Arizona, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘApache Mine, San Carlos area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘUpper Bear Creek Asbestos deposit, Indian Lookout area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Bromfield, C.S. & Shride (1956), Mineral resouces of the San Carlos Indian Reservation, AZ, USGS Bull. 1027-N: 672.
 
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