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Chrysotile from
Independent group (Conway prospect), Mistake Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA


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 Independent group (Conway prospect), Mistake Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426995:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘRosa claims (Rosa group; Rosales claims; Chisum group; New Deal group), Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘReynolds Falls group (Reynolds Creek group; Imperial property; Buffalo group), Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘMetate No. 1 prospect, Center Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘCherry Creek Mine, American Asbestos Mine (Arizona Asbestos Inc. claims; includes claims: Vosberg; Smith; Benstago; Wilson), Horse Camp Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.3km (14.4 miles) ⓘPueblo Mine (Pueblo-Lucky Strike prospect), Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘChallenge 1-3 property, Pendleton Mesa area, Cherry Creek area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond claims, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘAmerican Asbestos Mine (Arizona Asbestos Inc. claims; includes claims: Vosberg; Smith; Benstago; Wilson), Horse Camp Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘMelrose Mines (Melrose group; White Beauty claims; P-38 claims; Maxwell claims; J.W. Workings Man O'War Mine; Hardluck claim), Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, American Asbestos Mine (Arizona Asbestos Inc. claims; includes claims: Vosberg; Smith; Benstago; Wilson), Horse Camp Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027323, MRDS ID #M002871.
Stewart, L.A. (1955), Chrysotile-Asbestos Deposits of Arizona, U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7706: 99
 
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