Burro Tunnel, Burro Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Burro Tunnel | Mine (Abandoned) |
Burro Mine | Mine |
Slick Rock Mining District | Mining District |
San Miguel County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 2' 43'' North , 108° 53' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Dove Creek | 697 (2017) | 31.1km |
Naturita | 528 (2017) | 34.2km |
Nucla | 702 (2017) | 39.0km |
La Sal | 395 (2011) | 43.0km |
Redvale | 236 (2011) | 43.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
119395
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:119395:7
GUID (UUID V4):
83519deb-fdc2-4257-b32e-5e5806fe47ca
REF:Deposit:: DATA FROM COLO. BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR'S REPORTS.
Deposit:: MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF OWNER-OP- UNION CARBIDE CO
Deposit:: UPDATED BY MILS USING CURRENT MSHA INSPECTION DATA 4-80.
Commodities (Trace) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Unknown
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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
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10167703 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Paradox BasinBasin
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- Uravan Mineral BeltMineral Belt
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