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Dog Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
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McKinley CountyCounty
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Dog Mine, Grants Mining District, New Mexico, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 20' 30'' North , 107° 48' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.34172,-107.81312
GeoHash:
G#: 9w7349ubk
GRN:
N24W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Mateo161 (2011)15.5km
Bluewater Village628 (2017)20.0km
Milan3,250 (2017)20.4km
Grants9,239 (2017)21.9km
San Rafael933 (2011)26.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
270962
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:270962:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: San Mateo Fault A Fracture System Trending N 10-15 W

Tectonics: Chaco Slope

Deposit: The ore occurs in an irregular cluster of deposits. The deposits are largely oxidized redistributed ore along fractures trending N 10 to 15 w.

Geology: The deposit occurs in the poison canyon sandstone of the brushy basin member of the morrison formation.

Rock formation(s): Morrison


Ore(s): A Fracture System Trending N 10-15 W

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlsemannite4.FJ.15Mo3O8 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU'-~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
ⓘ'UM1982-19-SiO:TiU'-~U2Ti4SiO14

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Oⓘ UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
Oⓘ UM1982-19-SiO:TiU~U2Ti4SiO14
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siⓘ UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
Siⓘ UM1982-19-SiO:TiU~U2Ti4SiO14
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
Tiⓘ UM1982-19-SiO:TiU~U2Ti4SiO14
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
UUranium
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uⓘ UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
Uⓘ UM1982-19-SiO:TiU~U2Ti4SiO14

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References

ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148
RAPAPORT, I., (1963), NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 126-129
HILPERT, L.S., (1969), USGS PP 603, P. 34
HOLMQUIST, R.J., (1970), USAEC RME-172, P. 40
Mclemore, V.T., (1983), Nmbmmr Ofr-183, Appendix 1
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