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Vanadium King 4 Prospect, Vanadium King claims, Temple Mountain Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USAi
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Vanadium King 4 ProspectStope (Inactive)
Vanadium King claimsGroup of Claims
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 41' 22'' North , 110° 40' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.68969,-110.67602
GeoHash:
G#: 9wck1e0pv
GRN:
N26W63
Type:
Stope (Inactive) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hanksville212 (2017)35.3km
Ferron1,562 (2017)59.8km
Clawson193 (2017)61.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
184958
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:184958:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Vanadium King 4 mine consisted of four small stopes on the northeast side of North Temple Mountain. It was a past producer of Uranium (and minor Vanadium), primarily carnotite from the Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation.

Structure: San Rafael Swell, Temple Mountain Collapse
Host Rock: Sandstone, Conglomerate, Clay, Mud, Mudstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
UUranium
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O

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References

mrdata.usgs.gov (n.d.) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10072983
Hawley, C.C., (1957), SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS: USAEC TEL-690.
Hawley, C.C., Wyant, D.G., and Brooks, D.B. (1965) Geology and uranium deposits of the Temple Mountain District, Emery County, Utah. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1192.
Gloyn, R.W., Tabet, D.E., Tripp, B.T., Bishop, C.E., Morgan, C.D., Gwynn, J.W., and Blackett, R.E. (2003) Energy, Mineral, and Ground-Water Resources of Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah. Utah Geological Survey Bulletin 132.
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