Silver Dime Mine (V-9 group; Oversight Extension claim), El Capitan Canyon, El Capitan, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 12' 18'' North , 110° 48' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Six Shooter Canyon | 1,019 (2017) | 18.2km |
| Kearny | 2,038 (2017) | 19.3km |
| Pinal | 439 (2011) | 19.6km |
| Globe | 7,396 (2017) | 21.1km |
| Central Heights-Midland City | 2,534 (2011) | 22.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 22km |
Mindat Locality ID:
63359
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63359:1
GUID (UUID V4):
09eb79f5-a910-43f3-a071-9178bfc5ce43
‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D. (1928) Asbestos Deposits of Arizona. Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 126: 86.
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, 2nd. Edition, Arizona Department of Mines & Minerals Mineral Report 4, 185 pp.
Yale Peabody GNIS database (NOTE: this database is derived from USGS 1:24,000 topographic map data).
USGS El Capitan Mountain Quadrangle map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Grubstake group file.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources V-9 group file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10065074, MRDS ID #TC40082; and Dep. ID #10234251, MAS ID #0040070614.
An asbestos-Ag-Pb-Cu occurrence located in sec. 3, T3S, R15E, in El Capitan Canyon, ¼ mile W of the El Capitan Mine.
Mineralization is chrysotile hosted in the Mescal Limestone. Harsh fiber asbestos in small isolated block of limestone surrounded by diabase.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 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: | 10065074 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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