Cliffside Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cliffside Mine | Mine |
| McKinley County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 23' 44'' North , 107° 45' 0'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Mateo | 161 (2011) | 12.0km |
| Milan | 3,250 (2017) | 28.2km |
| Bluewater Village | 628 (2017) | 28.2km |
| Grants | 9,239 (2017) | 29.1km |
| San Rafael | 933 (2011) | 33.7km |
Sec 36 T14N R9W
Structure: San Mateo Anticline San Mateo Anticline; A 100-Ft, Cylindrical Collapse Structure.
Tectonics: Chaco Slope
Deposit: The cliffside mine is unusual in several respects: the high average uranium content; the extreme high grade of thin ore streaks; the equidimensional plan and great thickness of the central core; the scarcity of pyrite; the scarcity of black, uranium deficient sandstone; the occurance of sandstone pipes; and the common occurence of very high-grade unoxidized ore in close association with red sandstone and mudstone. (clark, d.s. And s.r. Havenstrite, 1963, nmbmmr mem 15, p. 116) ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept
Geology: The deposit occurs in the westwater canyon member of the morrison formation.
Rock formation(s): Morrison
Ore(s): Structural And Sedimentary Features
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7 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region |
| ⓘ Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Cryptomelane Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 Reference: NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region |
| ⓘ Ilsemannite Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O Reference: NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region |
| ⓘ Montroseite Formula: (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region |
| ⓘ Selenium Formula: Se Reference: NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Selenium | 1.CC.10 | Se |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| ⓘ | Ilsemannite | 4.FJ.15 | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Montroseite | 4.FD.10 | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Selenium | Se |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Clark, D.S., and S.R. Havenstrite, (1963), Nmbmmr Mem 15, P. 108-116
Hilpert, L.S. (1969) Uranium resources of northwestern New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 603, 166 pages., P. 39
Squyres, J.B., (1980), Nmbmmr Mem 38, P. 86-96
Mclemore, V.T., (1983), Nmbmmr Ofr-183, Appendix 1
File, (1965), Nmbm Circ 77
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Baca BasinBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- San Juan BasinBasin
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- New Mexico
- Grants Mining DistrictMining District
- McKinley County
- Ambrosia Lake Mining Sub-districtMining Sub-district
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