Wonder Mine (Wonder claims; Wonder and Silk claims; Big Four Asbestos), Salt River Canyon, Salt River, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 47' 48'' North , 110° 28' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 27.6km |
| Carrizo | 127 (2011) | 27.7km |
| Cedar Creek | 318 (2011) | 29.6km |
| Canyon Day | 1,209 (2011) | 41.1km |
| Fort Apache | 143 (2011) | 44.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
41600
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41600:0
GUID (UUID V4):
882fbe2c-5a8f-44a7-9e24-1d9f62569431
An underground asbestos mine/occurrence. The asbestos claims are located in secs. 29 & 30, T5N, R18E, along the Salt River, just South of its junction with Sawmill Creek (Sawmill Canyon) and about 2 miles E of the US highway 60-77 bridge, NW San Carlos Indian Reservation. Discovered December, 1921 by John E. Malone.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a linear ore body hosted in the Mescal Limestone. It is a 9 to 12 inch (0.3 meters) serpentine layer that contains several asbestos fiber veins. The zone strikes S70W and dips 12N. It occurs about 6 or 7 feet above the lower diabase sill and about 1 foot below the bottom of the middle meber of the Mescal Limestone.
Workings include 2 adits about 100 feet apart in the outcrop, totalling 25.91 meters in length.
Assay data: ½ - 2 inch, asbestos fibers fairly harsh & weathered. No production record.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Description: Occurs as ¾ inch to 2 inches of semi-harsh fiber. |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027408 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔San Carlos Apache Indian ReservationReservation
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