Structure: Ambrosia Lake Dome

Tectonics: Chaco Slope

Deposit: THE ORE OCCURS IN A 1500 TO 2100-FT WIDE, 6,000-FT LONG ORE BODY. Discovery Year: MID-1970'S

Geology: The deposit occurs in the westwater canyon member of the morrison formation.

Rock formation(s): Morrison

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Uranium

Mineral List

ⓘ Coffinite

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Sandstone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Coffinite

Formula: U(SiO₄) · nH₂O

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Coffinite	9.AD.30	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10014532

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Baca BasinBasin
Colorado PlateauShield
Great Plains DomainDomain
San Juan BasinBasin

USA

Arizona & Utah
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
  - Colorado Plateau
    - Hopi-Navajo Indian Reservations
Colorado PlateauPlateau
⭔Navajo Nation Indian ReservationReservation
New Mexico
- Grants Mining DistrictMining District
- McKinley County
  - Ambrosia Lake Mining Sub-districtMining Sub-district
- San Juan County
  - ⭔Navajo Nation ReservationReservation

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References

Perkins, B.L., (1979), an Overview of the New Mexico Uranium Industry, Nm Energy and Minerals Dept. Report

Mclemore, V.T., (1983), Nmbmmr Ofr-183, Appendix 1

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