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Joleo Mine, White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USAi
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Joleo MineMine
White Ash PeakPeak
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 29' 18'' North , 109° 14' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.48833,-109.23528
GeoHash:
G#: 9w6rd63rc
GRN:
N25W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lukachukai1,701 (2011)8.0km
Tsaile1,205 (2011)20.6km
Round Rock789 (2011)21.5km
Sehili135 (2011)24.0km
Sanostee371 (2011)33.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
50738
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50738:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Camp Mine; Cisco #1


A former U-V occurrence/mine located in the N½ sec. 33, T36N, R29E (approximate W½ sec. 28 ), G&SRM, 5.0 miles SE of White Ash Peak at the SW end of the ridge. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters. NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from USGS MRDS file #10209722. MRDS file #10027505 presents alternative coordinates of 36.44919, -109.21428.

Mineralization is tyuyamunite and carnotite in lenticular masses hosted in Late Jurassic mudstone and sandstone of the Salt Wash member of the Morrison formation. Ore bodies occur in units showing the most rapid variation in thickness in the Salt Wash member of the Morrison formation. Local rocks include rocks of the Glen Canyon Group.

Ore is associated with carbonized logs. Ore zones range in thickness from 1 foot to 10 feet and average 3 feet. Most ore is in the lower 10 to 15 feet of the Salt Wash Member with festoon and trough-type cross-stratification. Sandstone has filled channels and scours in underlying joints filled with tyuyamunite, indicating that some secondary distribution of ore is controlled by jointing. Tyuyamunite with pascoite, rossite, corvusite, and vanadium clays occur in Salt Wash member about 65 feet above Bluff contact. Sandstone is trough and festoon cross-stratified. Ore is associated with carbon matter, carbonized logs, mudstone pebble conglomerate, and with thin clay seams and galls. On the SW flank of Chuska Syncline, the beds strike N70W, dip 20NE. Joints are well defined and parallel two paleostream channels.

Workings included unspecified surface openings and underground room and pillar workings.

Production was 18,853 tons of ore @ 0.24% U3O8; 0.94% V2O5 (1953-1956 & 1962-1963), including minor production from Cisco No. 1 in 1953.

Some resources may remain at this mine.

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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Corvusite
Formula: (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
ⓘ Pascoite
Formula: Ca2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
ⓘ Rossite
Formula: Ca(VO3)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Sherwoodite
Formula: Ca5.5(AlV4+V5+12O39) · 28H2O
Description: Based on a specimen in the US Atomic Energy Comm. collection.
ⓘ 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
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘTyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
ⓘPascoite4.HC.05Ca2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
ⓘSherwoodite4.HC.15Ca5.5(AlV4+V5+12O39) · 28H2O
ⓘRossite4.HD.05Ca(VO3)2 · 4H2O
ⓘCorvusite4.HE.20(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Hⓘ PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Hⓘ RossiteCa(VO3)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ SherwooditeCa5.5(AlV4+V125+O39) · 28H2O
Hⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Oⓘ PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Oⓘ RossiteCa(VO3)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ SherwooditeCa5.5(AlV4+V125+O39) · 28H2O
Oⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SherwooditeCa5.5(AlV4+V125+O39) · 28H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Kⓘ Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Caⓘ PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Caⓘ RossiteCa(VO3)2 · 4H2O
Caⓘ SherwooditeCa5.5(AlV4+V125+O39) · 28H2O
Caⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Vⓘ Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Vⓘ PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Vⓘ RossiteCa(VO3)2 · 4H2O
Vⓘ SherwooditeCa5.5(AlV4+V125+O39) · 28H2O
Vⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

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References

USGS Redrock Valley, Arizona, quadrangle 15 minute topo map.
Shiprock NTMS.
Nestler, R.K., and Chenoweth, W.L. (1958), Geology of the uranium deposits of the Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona: U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Report RME-118, 64 p.
Dare, W.L. (1961), Uranium mining in the Lukachukai Mountains, U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8011: 2-30.
Chenoweth, W.L. (1967), The uranium deposits of the Lukachukai Mountains, in New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 18th. Field Conference, Guidebook of Defiance-Zuni-Mt. Taylor region, Arizona & New Mexico: 78-85.
Peirce, H. Wesley, S.B. Keith and J.C.Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 182: 235-248.
Chenoweth, W.L. and Malan, Roger C. (1973), The Uranium deposits of northeastern Arizona, in: Monument Valley (Arizona, Utah and New Mexico), James, H. L.; [ed.], New Mexico Geological Society 24th. Annual Fall Field Conference Guidebook, 232 p. : 139-149.
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Welty, J.W., Reynolds, S.J., Keith, S.B., Gest, D.E., Trapp, R.A., and DeWitt, Ed (1985) Mine index for metallic mineral districts of Arizona: Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Bulletin 196, 92 p.: 3. (district assignment)
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040010219.
[2](2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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