Claim 7 Mine (Homer Scott Mine; Dry Run Canyon), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 12' North , 109° 52' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cottonwood | 226 (2011) | 14.3km |
Rough Rock | 414 (2011) | 23.0km |
Many Farms | 1,348 (2011) | 28.0km |
Chinle | 4,518 (2011) | 28.6km |
Pinon | 904 (2011) | 34.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
72252
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72252:1
GUID (UUID V4):
eec039e9-197e-4837-b1ed-a19d34fe2f8f
A former U occurrence/mine located in approximate sec. 3, T32N, R23E, G&SRM, 4.6 km (2.9 miles) SE of Taasahdi Dzil (coordinates of record), adjacent to Claim 10.
Local rocks include sedimentary rocks of the Late Cretaceous Mesaverde Group
Mineralization is tyuyamunite and metahewettite with clay hosted in Late Jurassic sandstone. Ore is in pods. Carnotite occurs in sandstone lenses in the Toreva Formation.
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of an open pit and adits plus exploratory drilling.
Production was 4,661 tons of ore @0.14% U3O8 (1964 & 1967).
Analysis data results: 0.09-0.43% U3O8 in drill holes.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
ⓘ Metahewettite Formula: CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Gallery:
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 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - |
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: | 10104157 |
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- Colorado Plateau
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