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Alta Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
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Alta Mine, Grants Mining District, New Mexico, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 28' 15'' North , 108° 1' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.47088,-108.03257
GRN:
N24W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Thoreau1,865 (2011)18.9km
Bluewater Acres206 (2017)25.1km
Crownpoint2,278 (2011)25.4km
Bluewater Village628 (2017)27.5km
Milan3,250 (2017)35.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
48121
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48121:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 5 T14N R11W
Structure: Big Draw Fault Zone

Tectonics: Chaco Slope

Deposit: The top foot or so of the host sandstone contains abundant macerated carbonized plant fragments. The uranium mineralization is immediately below this carbonaceous zone in a coarse-grained sandstone that is free of any obvious carbonaceous material.

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

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘTyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘZellerite5.EC.10Ca(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Hⓘ ZelleriteCa(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ ZelleriteCa(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Oⓘ ZelleriteCa(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
CaCalcium
Caⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Caⓘ ZelleriteCa(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Vⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
UUranium
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Uⓘ ZelleriteCa(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O

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Link to USGS MRDS:10014704

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References

ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148
HILPERT, L.S., (1969), USGS PP 603, P.
HOLMQUIST, R.J., (1970), USAEC, RME-172, P. 27
Mclemore, V.T., (1983), Nmbmmr Ofr-183, Appendix 1
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