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Trek claims (Walk claims), Deer Creek Village Subdivision, Tonto Basin, Tonto Basin Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Trek claims (Walk claims)Group of Claims
Deer Creek Village SubdivisionVillage
Tonto BasinBasin
Tonto Basin Mining DistrictMining District
Gila CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 1' 20'' North , 111° 22' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.02222,-111.37417
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gisela570 (2011)12.4km
Oxbow Estates217 (2011)18.1km
Tonto Basin1,424 (2011)22.4km
Payson15,345 (2017)23.6km
Star Valley2,277 (2017)28.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
132848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132848:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An U occurrence/claims/prospect located in sec. 19, T8N, R10E, G&SRM, about 2 miles SSW of Deer Creek Village and about 1 air mile due W of the intersection of highways 87 & 188 on a lower ridge of the Mazatzal Mountains, on National Forest land. Owned by Mann Rankin and Associates.

Mineralization is hosted in the Alder Series. Area structures include fracture patterns trending N50W and N35E. Radioactivity: Background 0.03 mr/hr, max 0.80 mr/hr. Autunite was identified by fluorescence.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O

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Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAutunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O

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References

USGS Gisela Quadrangle map.
USGS MRDS ID #M800292.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1953), Gila County Preliminary Reconnaissance Report PRR 172-480: 110.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-156 (1970).
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040070663.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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