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Chrysotile from
Tabor Mining Co. Quarry (Kohler & Chase Quarry), Spanish Flat, Napa County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:Mined commercially.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysotile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tabor Mining Co. Quarry (Kohler & Chase Quarry), Spanish Flat, Napa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:682460
Long-form Identifier:1:3:682460:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSteel Canyon, Spanish Flat, Napa County, California, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘArroyo Del Carro prospect, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘPerkins Canyon prospect [1], North Peak, Mount Diablo (Mt Diablo), Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘJohn D. Hoff Asbestos Company Mine (John D. Hoff Asbestos Company prospect), Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA
References
Davis, Fenelon Francis (1948), Mines and mineral resources of Napa County, California: California Division Mines Report 44: 159-188
Wiebelt, F.J. and Smith M.C. (1959) A reconnaissance of asbestos deposits of the serpentine belt of northern California. U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 7860, 52 pp.: 17
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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