Opera Box Mine (Aztec Mine), Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USAi
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Opera Box Mine (Aztec Mine) | Mine |
Gypsum Valley | Valley |
Montrose County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 13' 33'' North , 108° 46' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
116967
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:116967:9
GUID (UUID V4):
32046e0f-449c-427a-9fd5-37a12feba657
REF:Deposit:: USBM R.I. 3930, 1946
Deposit:: USGS MF-54
Deposit:: USGS GQ-33
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Brushy Basin Mbr - Morrison Formation
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 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 References: |
ⓘ Hewettite Formula: CaV6O16 · 9H2O |
ⓘ Magnesiopascoite Formula: Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O References: |
ⓘ Montroseite Formula: (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) References: |
ⓘ Rauvite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O References: |
ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Montroseite | 4.FD.10 | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Rauvite | 4.HB.40 | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
ⓘ | Magnesiopascoite | 4.HC.05 | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
ⓘ | Hewettite | 4.HE.15 | CaV6O16 · 9H2O |
ⓘ | Corvusite | 4.HE.20 | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
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 | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
H | ⓘ Hewettite | CaV6O16 · 9H2O |
H | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Magnesiopascoite | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
O | ⓘ Hewettite | CaV6O16 · 9H2O |
O | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Magnesiopascoite | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
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 |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesiopascoite | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
K | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Hewettite | CaV6O16 · 9H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Magnesiopascoite | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
V | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
V | ⓘ Hewettite | CaV6O16 · 9H2O |
V | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
V | ⓘ Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
V | ⓘ Magnesiopascoite | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
U | ⓘ Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
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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