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Chrysotile from
Blas Corporation deposit, Rattlesnake Hill, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:Cross-fiber. Mined commercially.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysotile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blas Corporation deposit, Rattlesnake Hill, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649796
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649796:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
5.8km (3.6 miles) Trinity claim (Trinity Asbestos claim), Whisky Bill Peak, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) Stock Asbestos Mine, Sims Station, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) Jones Brothers Mine, Coffee Creek, Coffee Mining District (Coffee Creek Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) Calethia group (Calethia claim), Mount Eddy, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) Hoaglin claim (Hoaglin Mine), Sherer Ridge, Scott Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) Trinity River prospect (Trinity River claim; Three Rattles and A Button; Sauage Nos. 2 & 3), Sherer Ridge, Scott Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) Mount Eddy property, Mount Eddy, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
39.7km (24.6 miles) Shasta View property, Stewart Springs, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) Chamberlain Ranch deposit, Chamberlain Ranch (Burns Ranch), Gazelle, Siskiyou County, California, USA
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