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Chrysotile from
Asbestos prospect 22, Bear Creek, Bear Canyon Junction, 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 Asbestos prospect 22, Bear Creek, Bear Canyon Junction, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:428286
Long-form Identifier:1:3:428286:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
0.2km (0.1 miles) Bear Canyon Mine, Sontag Creek, Bear Canyon Junction area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) Asbestos deposit 21, Bear Creek, Bear Canyon Junction, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) Blue River prospect (Unnamed asbestos prospect (2); Prospect west of the Blue River), Blue River, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) Upper Bear Creek Asbestos deposit, Indian Lookout area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (3.9 miles) Cassadore deposit (Black Mesa deposit), Black Mesa area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) Asbestos prospect 20, Dads Lookout area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) Black Mesa prospect (Black Mesa deposit), Cassadore Spring area, Black Mesa area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) Oak Creek deposit, Oak Creek, San Carlos area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) Unnamed Asbestos prospect (7), Talkalai Lake area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) Asbestos deposit 23, Antelope Flats, Graham County, Arizona, USA
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