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Chrysotile from
Chamberlain Ranch deposit, Chamberlain Ranch (Burns Ranch), Gazelle, Siskiyou County, California, 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 Chamberlain Ranch deposit, Chamberlain Ranch (Burns Ranch), Gazelle, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:653540
Long-form Identifier:1:3:653540:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘShasta View property, Stewart Springs, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘMount Eddy property, Mount Eddy, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
23.9km (14.8 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
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘHoaglin claim (Hoaglin Mine), Sherer Ridge, Scott Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘCalethia group (Calethia claim), Mount Eddy, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘTrinity claim (Trinity Asbestos claim), Whisky Bill Peak, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘStock Asbestos Mine, Sims Station, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘJones Brothers Mine, Coffee Creek, Coffee Mining District (Coffee Creek Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘBlas Corporation deposit, Rattlesnake Hill, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘEllinger Asbestos, Upper Applegate Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
References
O’Brien, J.C. (1947), Mines and mineral resources of Siskiyou County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 43): 43(4): 418-419
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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