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Unnamed Ti-Zr-Th-U-REE occurrence [2] (Unnamed F), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USAi
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Unnamed Ti-Zr-Th-U-REE occurrence [2] (Unnamed F)Occurrence
Taasahdi DzilPeak
Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District)Mining District
Apache CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 11' 49'' North , 109° 50' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.19700,-109.84174
GeoHash:
G#: 9w3vumrwv
GRN:
N25W63
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cottonwood226 (2011)14.5km
Rough Rock414 (2011)23.5km
Chinle4,518 (2011)26.4km
Many Farms1,348 (2011)26.5km
Del Muerto329 (2011)35.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
311213
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:311213:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Ti-Zr-Th-U occurrence located in approximate N½ sec. 11, T32N, R23E, G&SRM, about 6.5 km (4.0 miles) SE of Taasahdi Dzil (summit) (coordinates of record), in a W-flowing tributary to Burnt Corn Wash on the S side of a canyon Traceable for one mile. Airborne anomaly. The geographic coordinates presented are for the approximate center of the N½ sec. 11.

Mineralization is a Ti-Zr-Th-U deposit in a very thin black sand laminae throughout a 13 foot interval in the Toreva Formation. U occurs in zircons and Th in monazite.

Analysis test results: 10-30% TiO2.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

USGS Blue Gap, Arizona, quadrangle 7½ minute topo map.
Shiprock NTMS.
Murphy, J.F. (1956) Preliminary report on Titanium-bearing sandstone in the San Juan Basin and adjacent Area in Arizona, Colorado, and Nev Mexico. USGS open-file report 56-86. (Also see updated, generalized report (1977) ''Depositional Environment of Upper Cretaceous Black Sandstones of the Western Interior." by Robert S. Houston and John P. Murphy, USGS Professional Paper 994-A.
[1]Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143. RME-2071: 132.
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