Bluff Mine (Bluff prospect; Bluff claims; Oange (Orange ?) Grove group; Big 3 No. 1; Cyax group; Bluff group; Big 3 group), Salt River Canyon, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 47' 53'' North , 110° 29' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 27.4km |
Carrizo | 127 (2011) | 28.6km |
Cedar Creek | 318 (2011) | 31.1km |
Canyon Day | 1,209 (2011) | 42.8km |
Copper Hill | 108 (2011) | 48.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
44511
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44511:8
GUID (UUID V4):
3bc79cde-7fde-4dce-91d1-d1cae92baa4c
An asbestos mine located in sec. 25, T5N, R17E and in sec. 30, T5N, R18E, on the North side of the Salt River Canyon upstream (NE) from the bridge, at an approximate altitude of 3,700 feet.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a linear ore body hosted in Mescal Limestone. The ore zone is 0.1 meter wide. The Mescal Limestone beds are wedged out at road level by a discordant diabase structure that dips Northward. Near the top of this limestone wedge, an asbestos-bearing serpentine zone has been exposed.
Workings include considerable benching and opencut work just South of the highway approximately 1 road mile upstream from the bridge, totalling 24.38 meters in length.
Assay data: Semi-harsh to soft of No. 1 length fiber.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[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 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027042 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Fort Apache Indian ReservationReservation
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