Borrego Pass deposit, Ambrosia Lake subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Borrego Pass deposit | Deposit |
Ambrosia Lake subdistrict | Mining Sub-district |
McKinley County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 37' 25'' North , 107° 56' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Crownpoint | 2,278 (2011) | 19.5km |
Thoreau | 1,865 (2011) | 35.1km |
San Mateo | 161 (2011) | 42.5km |
Bluewater Acres | 206 (2017) | 43.8km |
Bluewater Village | 628 (2017) | 44.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
47933
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47933:7
GUID (UUID V4):
508c3ddf-85c1-4dc8-9615-8aa055ba5d7d
Structure: Ambrosia Lake Dome
Tectonics: Chaco Slope
Deposit: THE ORE OCCURS IN A 1500 TO 2100-FT WIDE, 6,000-FT LONG ORE BODY. Discovery Year: MID-1970'S
Geology: The deposit occurs in the westwater canyon member of the morrison formation.
Rock formation(s): Morrison
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10014532 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Baca BasinBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- San Juan BasinBasin
USA
- Arizona & Utah
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado Plateau
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- ⭔Navajo Nation Indian ReservationReservation
- New Mexico
- Grants Mining DistrictMining District
- McKinley County
- Ambrosia Lake Mining Sub-districtMining Sub-district
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