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B. Maher claim No. 2 (Cold Channel; Channel No. 45), Koley Black group (Cold Mesa; Channel No. 37), Agathla Peak (El Capitan), Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
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B. Maher claim No. 2 (Cold Channel; Channel No. 45)Channel
Koley Black group (Cold Mesa; Channel No. 37)- not defined -
Agathla Peak (El Capitan)Peak
Mineral Mining DistrictMining District
Navajo CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 48' 7'' North , 110° 9' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.80194,-110.15083
GRN:
N25W64
Type:
Channel
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kayenta5,189 (2011)12.4km
Oljato-Monument Valley154 (2017)20.8km
Oljato-Monument Valley674 (2016)26.9km
Dennehotso746 (2011)27.5km
Chilchinbito506 (2011)31.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
46294
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46294:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cold Mesa Channel; Cold paleochannel; Cold Mesa anomally [sic]


A U-Cu occurrence/claim located 6.3 km (3.9 miles) ESE of Agathla Peak (El Capitan) about 8 miles NE of Kayenta, on the south flank of the Agathla anticline. Under claim to B. Maher, Kayenta, Arizona. This specific locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database. T&R values are not presented for this locality.

Mineralization is a replacement deposit in a paleochannel that trends N52W and is 270 feet wide and 30 feet deep. An irregular ore body hosted in Late Triassic sandstone of the Chinle Formation. It is comprised of coarse-grained, massive sandstone. Radioactivity measured by scintillometer is 10 times background. Local rocks include rocks of the Chinle Formation.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Petrified Wood'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10027393

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References

USGS MRDS ID #M003016.
Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits of the Monument Valley area, Apache & Navajo Cos., AZ, USGS Bull. 1103: 75 (Table 1), 143.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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