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Chrysotile from
Mescal Mountain prospect, El Capitan, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, 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 Mescal Mountain prospect, El Capitan, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426763
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426763:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘSilver Dime Mine (V-9 group; Oversight Extension claim), El Capitan Canyon, El Capitan, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed asbestos prospect (8), El Capitan Pass area, El Capitan Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘLone Pine claim, El Capitan Pass area, El Capitan Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘIndian Spring deposit (Indian Springs deposit; El Capitan claims No. 1 and 2), El Capitan Pass area, El Capitan Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘRay Southern group (Bobtail group; Colorado group), Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed asbestos prospect (3), Red Whiskers Spring, Hog Mountain area, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘMystery group of claims (Mystery prospect), Hog Mountain area, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘChiricahua group of claims (Chiricahua prospect; Chiricahua deposit), Hog Mountain area, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘGlobe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘVesta property, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10026842, MRDS ID #M00496.
 
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