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Chrysotile from
K and S Asbestos group, Government Hill area, Pinto Creek Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysotile data
Locality Data:Click here to view K and S Asbestos group, Government Hill area, Pinto Creek Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:422205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:422205:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMountain of Mystery group (Mystery Mountain group; Kennedy Mines property; Kennedy Ranch property), JK Mountain area, Pinto Creek Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘIndependence group, JK Mountain area, Pinto Creek Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘNorth American Asbestos Co. Mine, JK Mountain area, Pinto Creek Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘShackelford prospect (Lopez claims), JK Mountain area, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘNorth American Asbestos Co. Mine, JK Mountain area, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘLast Time group, Iron Mountain area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘEl Marmol claims (Superstition Secret Stone Co. claim), Roblas Butte area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘChuckwalla claims, Gerald Hills, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed asbestos prospects (6), Piebald Gulch, Webster Mountain area, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘHewitt Canyon (Hewitt Wash deposits; Martinez Sand Wash; Hewett Wash), Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10113629, MAS ID #0040210566.
 
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