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Silver Bit Mines, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Silver Bit MinesGroup of Mines
McKinley CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry
Silver Bit Mines, Grants Mining District, New Mexico, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 27' 35'' North , 108° 5' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.45977,-108.08813
GeoHash:
G#: 9w71srk8h
GRN:
N24W63
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Thoreau1,865 (2011)13.8km
Bluewater Acres206 (2017)22.4km
Crownpoint2,278 (2011)24.9km
Bluewater Village628 (2017)27.5km
Milan3,250 (2017)36.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
48126
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48126:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 10 T14N R12W
Tectonics: Chaco Slope

Deposit: Anderson (1980) reports no mineralization is presentat the mines. There is a carbonaceous shale zone is exposed four foot above the portal of the adit.

Geology: The deposit occurs in the westwater canyon and brushy basin members of the morrison formation.

Rock formation(s): Morrison


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2 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘ Tyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘTyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

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References

ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148
HILPERT, L.S., (1969), USGS PP 603, P 42
HOLMQUIST, R.J., (1970), USAEC RME-172, P. 26
Mclemore, V.T., (1983), Nmbmmr Ofr-183, Appendix 1
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