Mitten No. 1 Mine, Monument Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USAi
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Mitten No. 1 Mine | Mine |
Monument Valley Mining District | Mining District |
San Juan County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 1' 9'' North , 110° 14' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Oljato-Monument Valley | 674 (2016) | 1.4km |
Oljato-Monument Valley | 154 (2017) | 5.9km |
Kayenta | 5,189 (2011) | 32.4km |
Halchita | 266 (2011) | 33.7km |
Dennehotso | 746 (2011) | 40.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
31455
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31455:3
GUID (UUID V4):
8d73a288-072d-4dac-83c4-870ea74b4e2e
A uranium mine located on Oljeto Mesa. Familiar with Mitten No. 2 Mine in Arizona and wondered where No. 1 was? Here it is - owned by the same mining firm!
USGS PROF PAPER #820
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Occurrence
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Corvusite Formula: (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Navajoite Formula: Fe3+V5+9O24 · 12H2O |
ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Corvusite | 4.HE.20 | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
ⓘ | Navajoite | 4.HG.30 | Fe3+V5+9O24 · 12H2O |
ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
H | ⓘ Navajoite | Fe3+V95+O24 · 12H2O |
H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
O | ⓘ Navajoite | Fe3+V95+O24 · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
V | ⓘ Navajoite | Fe3+V95+O24 · 12H2O |
V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Navajoite | Fe3+V95+O24 · 12H2O |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- 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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Mitten No. 1 Mine, Monument Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA