Vesta property, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Vesta property | Property |
Apache Leap | Cliff |
Superior | Town |
Pinal County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 15' 32'' North , 111° 4' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Superior | 2,943 (2017) | 4.6km |
Top-of-the-World | 231 (2011) | 12.4km |
Queen Valley | 788 (2011) | 20.8km |
Gold Camp | 10,159 (2011) | 22.1km |
Miami | 1,783 (2017) | 24.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 24km |
Apache Junction Rock and Gem Club | Apache Junction, Arizona | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
131231
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131231:0
GUID (UUID V4):
1e40136e-1d23-4a07-9987-94cd25d1f742
A former surface and underground asbestos mine located in sec. 13, T2S, R12E, on the western foot of Apache Leap, about 3½ miles SSE of Superior. Owned by Pat Foley of Arizona (1958).
Mineralization is asbestos in Paleozoic sedimentary rocks.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10234751 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- Pioneer Mining District (Superior Mining District)Mining District
- Tonto National ForestForest
- Pinal County
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