| Deposit ID | 10027329 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002880 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sloane Creek Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Aileen & Cowboy Claims, Kyle Asbestos |
| Related records | 10282501 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.79487, 34.00035 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 11 AIR MILES SOUTHEAST OF YOUNG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gentry Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Show Low(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Holbrook(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)
Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tonto National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 008N | 015E | 26,27,34,35 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysotile | Ore |
| Result | 1 TO 3 INCH, HARSH TO SOFT FIBER |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Mescal Limestone |
| Rock description | Mescal Lst |
| (1) | -110.79487, 34.00035 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Depth to bottom | 18.29M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra Ancha District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002880 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070625 |
STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE - ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 82.
WILSON, E.D., 1928, ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 126, P. 73 AND 79.
USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706 , P. 83 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SLOAN CREEK GROUP, COMPRISING 18 CLAIMS, WITH THE MAJOR WORKING CONSISTING OF THE COWBOY CLAIM, AILEEN CLAIM, LAST CHANCE CLAIM, TURKEY TRACK CLAIM, AMERICAN BEAUTY CLAIM, BLUE JAY CLAIM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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