Place	Population	Distance
Oljato-Monument Valley	674 (2016)	20.4km
Oljato-Monument Valley	154 (2017)	24.7km
Navajo Mountain	354 (2011)	29.3km
Kayenta	5,189 (2011)	32.8km
Shonto	591 (2011)	44.3km

Mindat Locality ID:

45942

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:45942:1

GUID (UUID V4):

A paleochannel located 8.5 km (5.3 miles) WSW of Hoskinnini Mesa (coordinates of record).

Mineralization is a channel deposit that is 1,500 feet (460 meter) wide paleochannel of crossbedded sandstone & siltation, conglomerate textured.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gemstones

ⓘ Mineral specimens

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'

ⓘ Sandstone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Witkind, I.J. & R.E. Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits of the Monument Valley area, Apache and Navajo Cos., AZ, USGS Bull. 1103: 72 & 74 (Table 1).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

USA

Arizona & Utah
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
  - Colorado Plateau
    - Hopi-Navajo Indian Reservations
Colorado PlateauPlateau
Monument Valley Mining DistrictMining District
⭔Navajo Nation Indian ReservationReservation
New Mexico
- San Juan County
  - ⭔Navajo Nation ReservationReservation

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References

Witkind, I.J. & R.E. Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits in the Monument Valley area, Apache & Navajo Counties, Arizona, USGS Bull. 1103: 73 & 74 (Table 1).

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