Triangle Asbestos Co. Mine, Vosburg Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Triangle Asbestos Co. Mine | Mine |
Vosburg Mesa area | Area |
Sierra Ancha Mining District | Mining District |
Sierra Ancha Mountains | Mountain Range |
Gila County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 1' 19'' North , 110° 50' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Young | 666 (2011) | 13.8km |
Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 33.5km |
Christopher Creek | 156 (2011) | 36.1km |
Gisela | 570 (2011) | 40.7km |
Tonto Village | 256 (2011) | 41.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
132582
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132582:2
GUID (UUID V4):
d9135da4-51ec-4547-beaf-e087c3e16c61
A former underground asbestos mine located in sec. 19, T8N, R15E, about 1 mile SW of Vosburg Mesa and about ½ mile E of Cherry Creek, and about 7¾ air miles SSW of Young, on National Forest land.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a linear ore body hosted in limestone. The ore zone is 91.44 meters long, strikes S60E and dips 65NW. An associated rock unit is diabase.
Workings include 5 tunnels ranging in length from 65 to 138 feet. No production record.
Assay data: Fiber is ½ to 1 inch long and of good quality.
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: | 10027330 |
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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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