Yazzie No. 102 Mine, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Yazzie No. 102 Mine | Mine |
| Cameron | Census-designated Place |
| Cameron Mining District | Mining District |
| Coconino County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 47' 35'' North , 111° 22' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
311973
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:311973:3
GUID (UUID V4):
05d990fe-30bf-4859-841c-a6a70c8021e3
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Yazzie #102
An U occurrence/mine located in the E-central edge sec. 19, T28N, R10E, G&SRM, SSE of Cameron. This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database. The geographic coordinates presented for this locality are approximate to the center of the eastern edge of sec. 19.
Mineralization is an U deposit with uraninite associated with carbonaceous logs at an average depth of 42 feet, and with an average thickness of 2 feet. Coffinite, metazippeite (zippeite), boltwoodite and marcasite have been identified.
Workings include surface openings comprised of a 190 X 70 X 50 foot deep open pit.
Production was 1,610 tons of ore @ 0.30% U3O8; 0.08% V2O5 (1956-1957, 1960-1961).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Boltwoodite Formula: (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
| ⓘ Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Zippeite Formula: K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Zippeite | 7.EC.05 | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Boltwoodite | 9.AK.15 | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
| K | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
| U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona & Utah
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado Plateau
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- ⭔Navajo Nation Indian ReservationReservation
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