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Gold Crown Mine, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
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Gold Crown MineMine (Inactive)
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 56' 52'' North , 110° 14' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.94778,-110.24163
GRN:
N25W64
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oljato-Monument Valley154 (2017)6.2km
Oljato-Monument Valley674 (2016)9.2km
Kayenta5,189 (2011)24.5km
Dennehotso746 (2011)36.9km
Halchita266 (2011)37.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
310787
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:310787:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An U occurrence located in approximate sec. 24, T4lN, Rl9E, G&SRM, 6.5 km (4.1 miles) NW of Mystery Valley (coordinates of record) and 6.7 km (4.2 miles) SSW of Goulding (San Juan County, Utah), 1,300 feet ESE of the Monument No. 1, in Monument Valley.

Mineralization is an U deposit hosted in coarse-grained sandstone of the Shinarump Member of the Chinle Formation. The ore contains tyuyamunite and minor autunite, carnotite, pyrite, and copper oxides with clay pebbles. There are abundant pockets of plant material.

Production was 70 tons of ore @0.12% U3O8 (1955-1956).

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘTyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAutunite ?8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Vⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
UUranium
Uⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

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References

USGS Agathla Peak quadrangle 15 minute topo map.
Marble Canyon NTMS.
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: 220.
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