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Chrysotile from
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


Locality type:Deposit
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 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427150
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427150:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLone Pine claim, El Capitan Pass area, El Capitan Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed asbestos prospect (8), El Capitan Pass area, El Capitan Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed asbestos prospect (3), Red Whiskers Spring, Hog Mountain area, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘMystery group of claims (Mystery prospect), Hog Mountain area, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 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
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘChiricahua group of claims (Chiricahua prospect; Chiricahua deposit), Hog Mountain area, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘMescal Mountain prospect, El Capitan, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘGlobe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘAsbestos Queen claim, Fairgrounds area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘApache Mine, San Carlos area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027360, MRDS D #M002958.
 
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