Cato Sells Mine (Cato Sells Monument Mine; Cato Sells tract 1 and 2), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 56' 11'' North , 109° 52' 7'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dennehotso | 746 (2011) | 10.3km |
| Halchita | 266 (2011) | 21.1km |
| Oljato-Monument Valley | 154 (2017) | 29.2km |
| Rock Point | 642 (2011) | 32.5km |
| Oljato-Monument Valley | 674 (2016) | 35.5km |
A former U occurrence/mine located in the NE¼ sec. 28, T41N, R23E, G&SRM, 2.2 km (1.4 miles) ESE of Yazzi Mesa (coordinates of record) and 6.4 miles NW of Dinnehotso. Owned by the Climax Uranium Co.
Mineralization is uraninite and tyuyamunite with associated species in irregular masses, tabular lenses, rods (cylindrical log-like structures) hosted in Middle Triassic De Chelly sandstone of the Shinarump Conglomerate Member Of Chinle Formation and conglomerate. Mineralization occurs for 7 feet into the De Chelly sandstone. No U minerals have been found higher than 20 feet above the base of the channels, and the highest concentrations are in the lower 5 feet of the more carbonaceous sediments. Shinarump ore deposits are confined to paleohannels. Local rocks include Permian to Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks.
Workings include surface and underground openings over an area of 1.84 HA and with a length of 213.36 meters and a width of 91.44 meters.
Production from tract No. 1 South was 8,049 tons of ore @ 0.29% U3O8 (1952-1954). Tract No. 2 West produced 295 tons of ore @ 0.30% U3O8 (1955-1958), while tract No. 1 North produced 17,950 tons of ore @ 0.29% (1951-1959).
Analytical data results: V:U ratio is 5:1.
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14 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | Montroseite | 4.FD.10 | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Becquerelite | 4.GB.10 | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| ⓘ | Corvusite | 4.HE.20 | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| ⓘ | Doloresite | 4.HE.30 | V4+3O4(OH)4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Doloresite | V34+O4(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Doloresite | V34+O4(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| K | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| V | ⓘ Doloresite | V34+O4(OH)4 |
| V | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
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References
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Mitcham, Thomas Wilson, Evensen, Charles Gerhard (1955) Uranium ore guides, Monument Valley District, Arizona. Economic Geology, 50 (2) 170-176 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.50.2.170
Weeks, Alice D., Thompson, Mary E., Sherwood, Alexander W. (1955) Navajoite, a new vanadium oxide from Arizona. American Mineralogist, 40 (3-4) 207-212
Wright, Robert James (1955) Ore controls in sandstone uranium deposits of the Colorado Plateau. Economic Geology, 50 (2) 135-155 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.50.2.135
Finnell, Tommy Lee (1957) Structural control of uranium ore at the Monument No. 2 mine, Apache County, Arizona. Economic Geology, 52 (1) 25-35 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.52.1.25
Evensen, Charles Gerhard, Gray, Irving B. (1958) Evaluation of uranium ore guides, Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah. Economic Geology, 53 (6) 639-662 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.6.639
Frondel, Clifford (1958) Systematic mineralogy of uranium and thorium. Bulletin 1064. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1064
