Mitchell Mesa prospects, Mitchell Mesa, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Mesa prospects | Group of Prospects |
| Mitchell Mesa | Peak |
| Mineral Mining District | Mining District |
| Navajo County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 57' 50'' North , 110° 6' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Group of Prospects
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oljato-Monument Valley | 154 (2017) | 7.5km |
| Oljato-Monument Valley | 674 (2016) | 14.4km |
| Halchita | 266 (2011) | 26.8km |
| Dennehotso | 746 (2011) | 27.0km |
| Kayenta | 5,189 (2011) | 29.2km |
A U-V-Cu-Mo (trace) occurrence located in the NE¼ sec. 13, T41N, R20E, and in the center sec. 18, T41N, R21E, G&SRM, 0.9 km (0.5 mile) S of Mitchell Mesa (coordinates of record), North part of the Monument area, 2 miles S of the Utah state line. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a replacement deposit hosted in sandstone of the Organ Rock Tongue Of Cutler Formation; Moenkopi Formation; and the Shinarump Member of the Chinle Formation, in the crest of an unnamed anticline. The strata are horizontal. The ore body is channel fill at a thickness of 22.86 meters and a width of 106.68 meters. The deposit may represent redeposition of material leached from an uraniferous deposit up dip. Host rocks include the Moenkopi Formaton, Mescal limestone, and the Shinarump member of the
Chinle formation. Local rocks include Permian to Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks.
The Shinarump Member is about 50 feet thick on the mesa and is comprised of coarse-grained sandstones in channels.
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
No production. Average grade is low.
No resource estimates.
Mineralization is a replacement deposit hosted in sandstone of the Organ Rock Tongue Of Cutler Formation; Moenkopi Formation; and the Shinarump Member of the Chinle Formation, in the crest of an unnamed anticline. The strata are horizontal. The ore body is channel fill at a thickness of 22.86 meters and a width of 106.68 meters. The deposit may represent redeposition of material leached from an uraniferous deposit up dip. Host rocks include the Moenkopi Formaton, Mescal limestone, and the Shinarump member of the
Chinle formation. Local rocks include Permian to Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks.
The Shinarump Member is about 50 feet thick on the mesa and is comprised of coarse-grained sandstones in channels.
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
No production. Average grade is low.
No resource estimates.
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| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Metatyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petrified Wood' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
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- Navajo County
- Mineral Mining District
- Mitchell Mesa
- Mineral Mining District
- Navajo County
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