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Chrysotile from
Roadside Mine (Prochnow workings; Old Prochnow property; Cibecue Mining Co. property; Cibecue workings; Lost Mines claims), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Roadside Mine (Prochnow workings; Old Prochnow property; Cibecue Mining Co. property; Cibecue workings; Lost Mines claims), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:249241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:249241:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSnake Hill Mine, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSilk claims, Sawmill Canyon, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBluff Mine (Bluff prospect; Bluff claims; Oange (Orange ?) Grove group; Big 3 No. 1; Cyax group; Bluff group; Big 3 group), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSalt River Mine (Salt River Asbestos Mine; Salt River claims/group; Sorenson-Williams claims), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘWonder Mine (Wonder claims; Wonder and Silk claims; Big Four Asbestos), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘEnders Mine (White Tail group; MS 1921 claims; Horse Shoe group), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘGreat View Mine, Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed asbestos prospect (4), I.S. Hole Canyon, Seneca, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘDream Girl Mine (Soren-Williams Mine; Long and Wright group), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘCobb & Dunaway group, Seneca, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Moore, R.T. (1968), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 177: 46-48.
 
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