Challenge 1-3 property, Pendleton Mesa area, Cherry Creek area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 58' 22'' North , 110° 52' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Young | 666 (2011) | 16.3km |
| Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 37.1km |
| Gisela | 570 (2011) | 39.6km |
| Christopher Creek | 156 (2011) | 40.1km |
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 41.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
132770
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132770:3
GUID (UUID V4):
f98acc27-1553-4202-affa-0589e6d45276
An asbestos occurrence located in sec. 2, T7N, R14E, about 2 miles NW of Pendleton Mesa, and within 1 mile E of Cherry Creek, on National Forest land.
Mineralization is serpentine and chrysotile hosted in the Mescal Limestone. An associated rock unit is diabase.
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: | 10065079 |
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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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