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Marquez Canyon deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
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Marquez Canyon deposit, Laguna Mining District, New Mexico, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 19' 12'' North , 107° 19' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.32006,-107.32311
GRN:
N24W63
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eagle Nest295 (2006)13.1km
Seboyeta179 (2011)14.5km
Bibo140 (2011)17.3km
Paguate421 (2011)20.8km
Encinal210 (2006)26.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
47945
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47945:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Two High-Angle Normal Faults, Fractures And Two Major Joint Systems Acoma Sag And The Puerco Fault Belt

Tectonics: Acoma Sag

Deposit: The ore occurs in three zones in paleochannel sandstones associated with humates.

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

Rock formation(s): Morrison


Ore(s): Ore Is Controlled By Sedimentary Features And Chemical Conditions

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
UUranium
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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References

Perkins, B.L., (1979), an Overview of the New Mexico Uranium Industry, Nm Energy and Minerals Dept. Report
Chapman, Wood and Griswold, Inc., (1979), Geologic Map of Grants Uran Region: Nmbmmr Geologic Map Gm-31.
Livingston, B.A., (1980), Nmbmmr Mem 38, P. 252-261
Hatchell, B. and C. Wentz., (1981), Uranium Resources Adn Technology-a Review of the New Mexico Uranium Industry, 1980, Nm Energy and Minerals Dept. Report.
Mclemore, V.T., (1983), Nmbmmr Ofr-183, Appendix 1
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