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Yazzie No. 101 Mine, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
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Yazzie No. 101 MineMine
CameronCensus-designated Place
Cameron Mining DistrictMining District
Coconino CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 52' 50'' North , 111° 21' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.88057,-111.36367
GeoHash:
G#: 9w2u1gg7q
GRN:
N24W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cameron885 (2016)4.5km
Moenkopi964 (2011)28.6km
Tuba City8,611 (2011)30.4km
Tonalea549 (2011)60.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
311972
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:311972:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Yazzie #101


An U occurrence/mine located in approximate SW¼ sec. 19, T29N, R10E, G&SRM, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) E of Cameron. This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database. The geographic coordinates presented for this locality are approximate to the center of sec. 19.

Mineralization is an U deposit hosted in the lower Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation. Ore occurs in a lens-like mineralized NW-trending scour channel. Fossil logs, carbon matter, limonite, gypsum and kaolin are associated with uranium minerals. Crystalline sulfur occurs in vugs in logs. Halotrichite, jarosite and metasideronatrite have been identified.

Workings include surface openings comprised of an open pit.

Production was 4,955 tons of ore @ 0.22% U3O8; 0.02% V2O5 (1956-1958, 1960-1961).

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Metasideronatrite
Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘHalotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘMetasideronatrite7.DF.20Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O

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References

Flagstaff National Topographic Map Series (NTMS) 1° x 2° map.
USGS Cameron, Arizona, quadrangle 15 minute topo map.
Bollin, E.M., and Kerr, P.F. (1958) Uranium mineralization near Cameron, Arizona, in Anderson, R.Y., and Harshbarger, J.W., eds., Guidebook of the Black Mesa Basin, northeastern Arizona: New Mexico Geological Society 9th Field Conference Guidebook, p. 164-168.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1959), Guidebook to Uranium Deposits of Western United States, RME-141.
Austin, S.R. (1964), Mineralogy of the Cameron area, Coconino County, Arizona, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME 99. Technical Information Service, Oak Ridge, Tennessee: 99.
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: 163.
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