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Asbestos from
Walker Mine (Chaparral; Brushy Hill), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Asbestos' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Asbestos data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walker Mine (Chaparral; Brushy Hill), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:902180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:902180:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Asbestos
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘLiberty Mine (McFall Mine), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘAmerican Asbestos & Manufacturing Company Mine (American Asbestos Mine; Voorhees), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘRawhide Asbestos deposit (Rawhide Claim Nos. 1 2 & 3; Rawhide claim No. 2; Rawhide claim No. 3), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘMackey Mine, Stent, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘNuner prospect, Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘGeorge Thomas prospect, Scottsville, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
59.8km (37.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Asbestos prospect [1], Buckhorn Peak, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘGarnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Asbestos occurrences (1), Planada, Merced County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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