Blue Jay group (American Beauty Mine; Turkey Track Mine), Sloan Creek lease (Sloan Creek Mine; Sloane Creek group; Kyle Asbestos Mine; Aileen & Cowboy claims; Mitt claim), Asbestos Explorations Company leases, Sloan Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Blue Jay group (American Beauty Mine; Turkey Track Mine) | - not defined - |
Sloan Creek lease (Sloan Creek Mine; Sloane Creek group; Kyle Asbestos Mine; Aileen & Cowboy claims; Mitt claim) | - not defined - |
Asbestos Explorations Company leases | - not defined - |
Sloan Creek | Creek |
Gila County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 0' 14'' North , 110° 47' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Young | 666 (2011) | 18.8km |
Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 29.1km |
Christopher Creek | 156 (2011) | 40.1km |
Gisela | 570 (2011) | 45.8km |
Tonto Village | 256 (2011) | 46.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
133272
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:133272:1
GUID (UUID V4):
6d28fab2-2efe-4533-a4aa-67781425764d
A former underground asbestos mine located in the W½W½SE¼ sec. 27, T8N, R15E, on National Forest land. Owned by Mr. William Kyle of Arizona (1976). Additional names which apply to this locality: Turkey Track claim.
Mineralization is chrysotile asbestos deposit badly cut up by diabase. Expect only small ore bodies.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed 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: | 10185573 |
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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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