Phillips Asbestos Mine (Crosthwaite-Steward group; Grandview claims; Ladder Mine; Golden Fiber claims), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 47' 27'' North , 110° 32' 25'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 28.6km |
Carrizo | 127 (2011) | 32.4km |
Cedar Creek | 318 (2011) | 35.8km |
Copper Hill | 108 (2011) | 45.2km |
Globe | 7,396 (2017) | 49.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
63015
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63015:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d7993b58-b792-4faf-936b-b327c1607d63
A former underground asbestos mine located in sec. 33, T5N, R17E, about 1 mile W of the bend in Mule Hoof Bend, on National Forest land. Operated by the Phillips Asbestos Co.
Mineralization is hosted in the Mescal Limestone. An associated rock unit is diabase.
Past production reported.
A former asbestos mine with several open adits and small dumps. Abundant chrysotile and serpentine can be found.
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2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ 'Clinochrysotile' References: |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | 'Clinochrysotile' | 9.ED. | |
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 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
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 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10060322 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Tonto National ForestForest
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