Wallace Ranch deposits, Quay County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wallace Ranch deposits | Group of Deposits |
| Quay County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 59' 0'' North , 103° 27' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Group of Deposits
Köppen climate type:
T9N R33E.
Deposit: Chert nodules containing malachite, azurite, and torbernite occur in a zone that crops out for 1,500 ft around a playa-like surface. The greatest concentrations of nodules are in an area 200 x 300 ft.
Deposit type: Sandstone U
Geology: Uranium is present only in a thick, dominantly dark to organish shale bed that appears to directly overlie the middle sandstone member.
Rock formation(s): Chinle, Middle
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3 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Anderson, E. C. (1955). Occurrences of uranium ores in New Mexico: New Mexico Bur. Mines and Mineral Res. Circ, 29, 32. |
| ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.; Anderson, E. C. (1955). Occurrences of uranium ores in New Mexico: New Mexico Bur. Mines and Mineral Res. Circ, 29, 32. |
| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite Formula: (Th,U)SiO4 Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | var. Uranothorite | 9.AD.30 | (Th,U)SiO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Anderson, E. C. (1955). Occurrences of uranium ores in New Mexico: New Mexico Bur. Mines and Mineral Res. Circ, 29, 32.
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