Elk Van Tunnel and UV Claims, Rifle Creek Mining District, Garfield County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Elk Van Tunnel and UV Claims | Group of Claims |
Rifle Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Garfield County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 41' 18'' North , 107° 38' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Silt | 3,043 (2017) | 15.6km |
New Castle | 4,669 (2017) | 15.9km |
Rifle | 9,563 (2017) | 20.7km |
Chacra | 329 (2011) | 21.2km |
Glenwood Springs | 9,906 (2017) | 31.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
113246
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:113246:8
GUID (UUID V4):
961950b6-f1f1-47bc-b2e8-420eecfd73b5
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 156
Deposit:: FISCHER, RICHARD P., 1960, VANADIUM - URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE RIFLE CREEK AREA, GARFIELD
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Entrada Sandstone, Morrison Formation
Structure: White River Uplift, Grand Hogback Monocline, Piceance Basin, Grand Hogback Monocline, Unnamed Fault
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Gallery:
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 |
ⓘ | 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 |
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 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Central Colorado–Taos TroughBasin
- Green River FormationFormation
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