Claim 3 Mine (Denny Lee Mine), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USAi
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Claim 3 Mine (Denny Lee Mine) | Mine |
Taasahdi Dzil | Peak |
Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District) | Mining District |
Apache County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 12' 0'' North , 109° 50' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cottonwood | 226 (2011) | 14.6km |
Rough Rock | 414 (2011) | 23.1km |
Many Farms | 1,348 (2011) | 26.8km |
Chinle | 4,518 (2011) | 27.2km |
Pinon | 904 (2011) | 35.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
71874
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:71874:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b5b77810-970c-421c-aef2-92cd9a95be62
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Air Anomaly #1`3-15
A former U-V occurrence/mine located at the approximate common corners of secs. 2 & 3, T32N, R23E and secs. 34 & 35, T33N, R23E, G&SRM, 5.7 km (3.5 miles) SE of Taasahdi Dzil (coordinates of record).
Mineralization is tyuyamunite and metahewettite with clay in pods hosted in Late Cretaceous sandstone. Local rocks include sedimentary rocks of the Late Cretaceous Mesaverde Group.
Carnotite is associated with carbon matter, pebbly zones and carbonaceous mudstones in arkosic sandstone, Toreva Formation.
Production was 745 tons of ore @0.15% U3O8 (1956).
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3 valid minerals.
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ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Metahewettite Formula: CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
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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 |
ⓘ | Metahewettite | 4.HE.15 | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
V | ⓘ Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 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 Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048375 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Baca BasinBasin
- Black Mesa BasinBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona & Utah
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado Plateau
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- ⭔Navajo Nation Indian ReservationReservation
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