| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Carnotite |
| Formula: | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Comments: | Occurs as films on fracture surfaces of a pyrophyllite lens. |
| Colour: | Brilliant yellow |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Pyrophyllite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Rutile | ⓘ1 photo of Carnotite associated with Rutile at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Carnotite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Carnotite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 684425 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:684425:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0f73f8f4-f712-437b-960d-3526125ba1c9 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Carnotite |
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| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘVitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 29.5km (18.3 miles) | ⓘCrown Uranium prospect (Crown Uranium group; Tenn-Cal claims; Tenn-Cal group), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 29.6km (18.4 miles) | ⓘMcKnight Mine (Lucky Star Mine; Lucky Star claims), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 57.8km (35.9 miles) | ⓘRed Knob Mine (Red Knob prospect; Red Knob claims), Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA |
| 88.4km (54.9 miles) | ⓘNortheast No. 1 claim (North East No. 1 claim; Northwest #1 claim), McCoy Peak, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA |
| 98.5km (61.2 miles) | ⓘLa Cholla placers (Chappo placers; Arizona Drift Mine), La Cholla Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA |
| 99.6km (61.9 miles) | ⓘBig Bertha Mine, Middle Camp-Oro Fino Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA |
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Bluebird Kyanite Mine, Vitrefrax Hill, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District, Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA