Harvey Begay No. 3 Mine, Teec Nos Pos, Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Harvey Begay No. 3 Mine | Mine |
| Teec Nos Pos | Town |
| Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District | Mining District |
| Carrizo Range | Mountain Range |
| Apache County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 48' 54'' North , 109° 4' 50'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beclabito | 317 (2011) | 6.2km |
| Teec Nos Pos | 730 (2011) | 11.8km |
| Red Mesa | 480 (2011) | 32.6km |
| Shiprock | 8,295 (2011) | 35.2km |
| Aneth | 501 (2011) | 45.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
72173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72173:5
GUID (UUID V4):
eb46d4f8-7ae9-4f25-877d-6405e9821ee1
A former U-V occurrence/mine located in the approximate NW¼ sec. 12, T39N, R30E, G&SRM, 11.8 km (7.3 miles) S of Teec Nos Pos and 4.0 miles SW of the Bitlabito Trading Post.
Mineralization is carnotite in irregular tabular layers in the Salt Wash member of the Morrison formation. Ore is found in clusters, usually associated with carbonaceous detritus. The mineralized zone is exposed in a 15 by 20 foot bench. Associated rocks include Late Jurassic diorite. A diorite sill lies above the deposit and a dike occurs to the S. Discontinuous bands of carnotite-type mineralization along mudstone layers and with carbon matter in light gray, fine-grained sandstone in 2 basal units of the Salt Wash Member. Sandstone is black in places and contains black mudstone galls and is strongly fractured. A diorite sill is above and a dike lies to the north. Local rocks include rocks of the Glen Canyon Group.
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of rim cuts and short adits.
Production was 21 tons of ore @ 0.12% U3O8; 2.05% V2O5 (1956).
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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 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102420 |
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