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Chrysotile from
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


Locality type:Prospect
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 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:683068
Long-form Identifier:1:3:683068:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘHoaglin claim (Hoaglin Mine), Sherer Ridge, Scott Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘCalethia group (Calethia claim), Mount Eddy, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘMount Eddy property, Mount Eddy, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘShasta View property, Stewart Springs, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘTrinity claim (Trinity Asbestos claim), Whisky Bill Peak, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘJones Brothers Mine, Coffee Creek, Coffee Mining District (Coffee Creek Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘChamberlain Ranch deposit, Chamberlain Ranch (Burns Ranch), Gazelle, Siskiyou County, California, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘBlas Corporation deposit, Rattlesnake Hill, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘStock Asbestos Mine, Sims Station, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
84.7km (52.7 miles) ⓘEllinger Asbestos, Upper Applegate Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
References
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.: 40-46
O’Brien, J.C. (1965) Mines and mineral resources of Trinity County, California. Caifornia Division of Mines and Geology County Report 4: 125 pp.: 15-17
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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