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Mancos River Black Sand Deposit, Montezuma County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 7' 36'' North , 108° 39' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.12667,-108.65472
GeoHash:
G#: 9wdepw8n9
GRN:
N25W63
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Towaoc1,087 (2011)10.9km
Cortez8,715 (2017)25.4km
Shiprock8,295 (2011)38.0km
Mancos1,380 (2017)40.4km
Dolores963 (2017)40.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
116363
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:116363:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 277-281.
Deposit:: HOUSTON, R.S., AND MURPHY, J.F., 1977, DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF UPPER CRETACEOUS BLACK SANDSTONES OF THE
Commodities (Major) - Zirconium, Uranium, Thorium, Titanium - Metal; (Minor) - Iron; (Trace) - REE
Deposit Type: Fossil Placer
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Mesaverde Group--Menefee Formation, Navajo Sandstone
Structure: San Juan Basin, Four Corners Platform, Mesa Verde Basin, Mcelmo Dome
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6

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