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Chrysotile from
Rock House prospect (Rock House group; American Fiber Co. property; Montezuma claim; Montezuma Mine; Many claim; King claim), Castle Peak area, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Rock House prospect (Rock House group; American Fiber Co. property; Montezuma claim; Montezuma Mine; Many claim; King claim), Castle Peak area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426683
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426683:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘPierce Mine, Castle Peak area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘTankhouse lease (Tank House Creek), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘMay Mine, Castle Peak area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘDelong Asbestos claims, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘWhite Hall Mine, Double Buttes area, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘWhite Hill Mine (White Hill prospect), Double Mountain area (Double Buttes area), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘCato claims, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘAsh Creek Mine, Ash Creek, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBlue Jay group (American Beauty Mine; Turkey Track Mine), Sloan Creek lease (Sloan Creek Mine; Sloane Creek group; Kyle Asbestos Mine; Aileen & Cowboy claims; Mitt claim), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Sloan Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘSloan Creek lease (Sloan Creek Mine; Sloane Creek group; Kyle Asbestos Mine; Aileen & Cowboy claims; Mitt claim), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Sloan Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10009459, MRDS ID #D002480.
 
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