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Calvin Chee prospect, Wood Chop Mesa, Bidahochi, Hopi Buttes Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
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Wood Chop MesaMesa
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 31' 31'' North , 109° 57' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.52528,-109.96055
GeoHash:
G#: 9w3f1g1jv
GRN:
N24W65
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Greasewood547 (2011)9.3km
White Cone817 (2011)13.2km
Indian Wells255 (2011)17.4km
Steamboat284 (2011)27.1km
Cornfields255 (2011)29.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
310778
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:310778:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An U-Cu occurrence located in approximate sec. 35, T25N, R22E, G&SRM, about 10.0 km (6.2 miles) NNE of Wood Chop Mesa (coordinates of record).

Mineralization is an U-Cu deposit hosted in the Bidahochi Formation.

Analysis test results: 0.09% e U3O8; 0.12% U3O8; 0.04% V2O5; 1.9% CaCO3.

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References

USGS Satan Butte quadrangle 7½ minute topo map.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Report #PRR-EDR -283.
Gallup.
Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona – Final Report, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143 (81) (March 1981). RME-2071: 219.
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