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Alfred Miles No. 2 channel (Channel 7), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
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Alfred Miles No. 2 channel (Channel 7)Channel
Skeleton MesaMesa
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 59' 6'' North , 110° 26' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.98500,-110.43500
GRN:
N25W64
Type:
Channel
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oljato-Monument Valley674 (2016)17.1km
Oljato-Monument Valley154 (2017)21.7km
Navajo Mountain354 (2011)31.9km
Kayenta5,189 (2011)32.8km
Shonto591 (2011)47.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
43007
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43007:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alfred Miles No. 2 paleochannel


An U-Cu occurrence located 12.6 km (7.8 miles) SSW of Skeleton Mesa (coordinates of record).

Mineralization is an U-Cu deposit in a paleochannel with an E-W trend; 900 feet wide and 50 feet deep. May be a part of channel No. 6. Pieces of wood partly replaced by secondary copper minerals (azurite, malachite) have been found in basal sediments of the Alfred Miles channels Nos. 1 and 2.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTorbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

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References

Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), Geology and U-V deposits of the Monument Valley area Apache & Navajo Counties, Arizona: 72 & 74 (Table 1).
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