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Chrysotile from
Coalinga Asbestos Mine (Coalinga Mine; Coalinga Asbestos deposit), Coalinga, Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:Short-fiber.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysotile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Coalinga Asbestos Mine (Coalinga Mine; Coalinga Asbestos deposit), Coalinga, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3444:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘChristie Mine (Christi Mine; Christy Mine; Christie Asbestos; Coalinga Asbestos), Wright Mountain, Fresno County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘAtlas Asbestos Company Mine (Atlas pit; Santa Cruz Mine; Hidden Splendor Mine; Hiden Splendor Mine), Condon Peak, Fresno County, California, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCalifornia State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘKCAC Mine (Santa Rita Mine; Union Carbide Nuclear; Santa Rita Asbestos Mine; Joe 5 pit; Joe 7-5 Mine), Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Asbestos occurrence [1], Los Gatos Creek, Fresno County, California, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘVictor claim (Victor Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘClear Creek Canyon, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘTable Mountain prospect (Southern Pacific prospect), Kings County, California, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘTable Mountain prospect (Johns Manville prospect), Parkfield, Monterey County, California, USA
95.0km (59.0 miles) ⓘWillow Creek prospects (Willow Creek prospect), Willow Creek, Cape San Martin, Plaskett, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
References
Mumpton, F. A., Jaffe, H. W., Thompson, C. S. (1965) Coalingite, a new mineral from the New Idria serpentinite, Fresno and San Benito Counties, California. American Mineralogist, 50 (11-12) 1893-1913
Woodmansee, W.C. (1973) The mineral industry of California: Reprint from 1971. U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook, 50 pp.: 19-20
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Wise, W. S., & Moller, W. P. (1995). Geology and Mineralogy of the New Idria District: San Benito and Fresno Counties, California. Rocks & Minerals, 70(1), 30-35.
 
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