Double Buttes Mine (Double Buttes prospect), Double Mountain area (Double Buttes area), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 53' 54'' North , 110° 43' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 28.0km |
| Young | 666 (2011) | 31.0km |
| Carrizo | 127 (2011) | 42.3km |
| Copper Hill | 108 (2011) | 52.1km |
| Christopher Creek | 156 (2011) | 53.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
132642
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132642:3
GUID (UUID V4):
01a6e044-f25f-4949-9318-c4d01fa8e067
A former surface and underground asbestos mine located in sec. 4 T6N, R15E, about 2¾ miles S of Double Buttes (according to coordnates provided), and 104 road miles N of Globe, on Indian Reservation land. Lat-long from just N of Double Buttes* (NOTE: two sets of geographic coordinates are provided in different files. One set erroneously places this deposit off the reservation in the Tonto National Forest. The second set are provided here but may also be in error since they place the deposit some distance south of Double Buttes). Extends into Navajo County.
Mineralization is a linear ore body hosted in the Mescal Limestone. An associated rock unit is diabase.
This property has been developed by open pits. There are no production records.
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: | 10027452 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Fort Apache Indian ReservationReservation
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