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Chrysotile from
Crown Mine, Canyon Creek Butte area, 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 Crown Mine, Canyon Creek Butte area, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426682
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426682:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘVictory claim (Victory group; Bacon group), Salt River Canyon Campgrounds area, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘFourth of July Mine (Blue Eyes group), Ash Creek area, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘFiber King Mine (Salt Bank Mine; Riverside Mine; Salt Bank group; Riverside group; Fiber King group of claims), Salt River Canyon Campgrounds area, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘRegal Mine (Regal group; Corral Creek; Walnut Creek group; Navajo workings; Old Regal; Patented claims MS 4479; New Regal), Blue House Mountain quadrangle, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘCliffbestos group, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘApache Extension Mine (Apache Extension group of claims), Salt River Draw, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘApache Mine (Apache Mines Nos. 1 & 2; Seven Star group; Seven Star group of claims; Mcintyre Mine; Crown Asbestos Mine), Salt River Draw, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘLoey and Lena Mine (Lorie and Lena Mine; Claim MS 3929), Salt River draw, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘDouble Buttes Mine (Double Buttes prospect), Double Mountain area (Double Buttes area), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘDouble Buttes prospect, Double Buttes (Double Mountain), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10009452, MRDS ID #D002464.
 
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