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Wallace Ranch deposits, Quay County, New Mexico, USAi
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Wallace Ranch depositsGroup of Deposits
Quay CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 59' 0'' North , 103° 27' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.98341,-103.45049
GeoHash:
G#: 9wnrjbt9h
GRN:
N24W61
Type:
Group of Deposits
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Jon203 (2017)17.7km
Grady106 (2017)21.7km
Tucumcari5,025 (2017)32.7km
Logan966 (2017)42.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
50438
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50438:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


T9N R33E.
Deposit: Chert nodules containing malachite, azurite, and torbernite occur in a zone that crops out for 1,500 ft around a playa-like surface. The greatest concentrations of nodules are in an area 200 x 300 ft.

Deposit type: Sandstone U

Geology: Uranium is present only in a thick, dominantly dark to organish shale bed that appears to directly overlie the middle sandstone member.

Rock formation(s): Chinle, Middle


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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘvar. Uranothorite9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Thⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

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References

Anderson, E. C. (1955). Occurrences of uranium ores in New Mexico: New Mexico Bur. Mines and Mineral Res. Circ, 29, 32.
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