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Chrysotile from
Punto Negro group, 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 Punto Negro group, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427238
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427238:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘRiver Claims, Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCanadian Mines (Asbestos King Mine), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘOso claim, Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘApache Extension Mine (Apache Extension group of claims), Salt River Draw, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 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
3.7km (2.3 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
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘLoey and Lena Mine (Lorie and Lena Mine; Claim MS 3929), Salt River draw, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘPhillips Asbestos Mine (Crosthwaite-Steward group; Grandview claims; Ladder Mine; Golden Fiber claims), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘCliffbestos group, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘDream Girl Mine (Soren-Williams Mine; Long and Wright group), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027391, MRDS ID #M003014.
 
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