Basalt claim, Teec Nos Pos, Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° North , 109° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
Type:
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An U occurrence/claim located about 9 km S of Teec Nos Pos (based on proximity to Zona No. 1 Mine) and 3½ miles W of the Beclabito Trading Post.
Mineralization is an U deposit with tyuyamunite and possibly montroseite in a paleochannel deposit in the Salt Wash Member between 2 dolerite sills.
Direction: Turn left on dirt road which leads into canyon in the Carrizo Mountains toward the Zona No. 1 Mine. Park car after traveling 4½ miles on dirt road and climb the hill to the NW of the parked car. Might be same as the Allen Gleason claim.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Montroseite ? Formula: (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Montroseite ? | 4.FD.10 | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
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- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
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- New Mexico
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