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Monument Valley, USAi
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West Mitten, East Mitten, and Merrick Butte

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Tangeite

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Volborthite

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West Mitten, East Mitten, and Merrick Butte

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Tangeite

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Volborthite

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Tangeite

Monument Valley, USA
Type:
Valley
Mindat Locality ID:
52148
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52148:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Monument Valley, États-Unis
German:
Monument Valley, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Monument Valley, Stati Uniti d'America
Navajo:
Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí
Russian:
Долина монументов, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
紀念碑谷, 美国
Spanish:
Valle de los Monumentos, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
وادي مونيومنت, الولايات المتحدة
Aragonese:
Monument Valley
Armenian:
Հուշարձանների հովիտ, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Monument Valley
Belarusian:
Даліна манументаў, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bulgarian:
Долина на паметниците, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Monument Valley, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Monument Valley
Czech:
Monument Valley, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Monument Valley, USA
Dutch:
Monument Valley, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Monument Valley
Estonian:
Monument Valley, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
مانیومنت ولی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Monument Valley, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
მონუმენტის ხეობა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Greek:
Κοιλάδα των Μνημείων, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Hebrew:
עמק מוניומנט, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Monument Valley, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
モニュメント・バレー, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
모뉴먼트밸리, 미국
Lithuanian:
Monumentų slėnis, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Lombard:
Monument Valley, Stat Ünì d'America
Luxembourgish:
Monument Valley, Vereenegt Staate vun Amerika
Mingrelian:
მონუმენტიშ ლეხერი, ამერიკაშ აკოართაფილი შტატეფი
Polish:
Monument Valley, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Monument Valley, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Monument Valley, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Долина споменика, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Dolina spomenika, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Slovak:
Monument Valley, Spojené štáty
Swedish:
Monument Valley, USA
Thai:
หุบเขาโมนูเมนต์, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Turkish:
Monument Vadisi, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Долина монументів, Сполучені Штати Америки
Vietnamese:
Monument Valley, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
West Frisian:
Monument Valley, Feriene Steaten


Monument Valley lacks clearly delineated geographical boundaries. Monument Valley is approximately 1,100 square miles on the Utah-Arizona state line. It occupies parts of SE Utah and NE Arizona and is near the eastern border of these states in the Four Corners region. It is within the central part of the Colorado Plateau.

Mineralization is in the Shinarump member of the Chinle Formation and the Moenkopi Formation. All uranium ore deposits are in symmetric & asymmetric troughs (62 channels), cut into the Moenkopi formation & the DeChelly Sandstone member of the Cutler formation and are filled with sedimentary rocks.

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24 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Occurs with U-V ores in channels at the base of Shinarump Conglomerate & below channels in the Moenkopi formation & DeChelly member of Cutler formation.
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Description: Occurs in uranium-bearing Shinarump Conglomerate.
ⓘ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Description: Occurs in U-V ores in sandstone, in the Shinarump Conglomerate, Moenkopi formation & DeChelly member of the Cutler formation.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Occurs in U-V ores in sandstone, in the Shinarump Conglomerate, Moenkopi formation & DeChelly member of the Cutler formation.
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Description: Interstitial fillings in in uppermost 3 to 4 feet of cracks.
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Description: Occurs in Cu-U-V ores in channels at the base of the Shinarump Conglomerate.
ⓘ Hewettite
Formula: CaV6O16 · 9H2O
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Leucoxene'
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Description: Interstitial fillings in uppermost 3 to 4 feet of cracks.
ⓘ Metahewettite
Formula: CaV6O16 · 3H2O
ⓘ Metarossite
Formula: Ca(V2O6) · 2H2O
ⓘ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Occurs in oxidized 'yellow ore' of the U-V deposits
ⓘ Metatyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Description: Occurs in U-V ores in sandstone, in the Shinarump Conglomerate, Moenkopi formation & DeChelly member of the Cutler formation.
ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs as inclusions in sedimentary rocks.
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Occurs in U-V deposits in vein fillings & as cement in sandstone.
References:
Joralemon, I.B. (1952), Age can not wither her varieties of geological experience, Econ.Geol.: 47: 243-259
Rosenzweig, Abraham, Gruner, John Walter, Gardiner, Lynn (1954) Widespread occurrence and character of uraninite in the Triassic and Jurassic sediments of the Colorado Plateau. Economic Geology, 49 (4) 351-361 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.49.4.351
Coleman, Robert Griffin, Delevaux, Maryse Helen (1957) Occurrence of selenium in sulfides from some sedimentary rocks of the western United States. Economic Geology, 52 (5) 499-527 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.52.5.499
Jensen, M.L. (1958), Sulphur isotopes and the origin of sandstone-type uranium deposits, Econ.Geol.: 53: 598-616
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.340
ⓘ Tangeite
Formula: CaCu(VO4)(OH)
ⓘ Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Tyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Description: One of the most common heavy minerals in U-V-bearing Shinarump Conglomerate.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘMetatyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘTyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
ⓘMetarossite4.HD.10Ca(V2O6) · 2H2O
ⓘHewettite4.HE.15CaV6O16 · 9H2O
ⓘMetahewettite4.HE.15CaV6O16 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTangeite8.BH.35CaCu(VO4)(OH)
ⓘAutunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
ⓘTorbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘMetatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Leucoxene'-
ⓘ'Petrified Wood'-
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HewettiteCaV6O16 · 9H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
Hⓘ MetarossiteCa(V2O6) · 2H2O
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Hⓘ TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HewettiteCaV6O16 · 9H2O
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
Oⓘ MetarossiteCa(V2O6) · 2H2O
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Oⓘ TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HewettiteCaV6O16 · 9H2O
Caⓘ MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
Caⓘ MetarossiteCa(V2O6) · 2H2O
Caⓘ MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Caⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Caⓘ TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Vⓘ HewettiteCaV6O16 · 9H2O
Vⓘ MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
Vⓘ MetarossiteCa(V2O6) · 2H2O
Vⓘ MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Vⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Vⓘ TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Cuⓘ TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
UUranium
Uⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed268 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed296 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Cutler - Organ Rock Shale8296.4 - 268 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eryops
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Eryopidae : Eryops296.4 - 268 Ma
Permian
Zatracheidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Zatracheidae296.4 - 268 Ma
Permian
Diadectes
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diadectidae : Diadectes296.4 - 268 Ma
Permian
Ophiacodon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Ophiacodontidae : Ophiacodon296.4 - 268 Ma
Permian
Actinopterygii
class		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii296.4 - 268 Ma
Permian
Tseajaia campi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Tseajaiidae : Tseajaia : Tseajaia campi296.4 - 268 Ma
Permian
Sphenacodon ferocior
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sphenacodontidae : Sphenacodon : Sphenacodon ferocior296.4 - 268 Ma
Permian
Ctenospondylus casei
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sphenacodontidae : Ctenospondylus : Ctenospondylus casei296.4 - 268 Ma
Permian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley
Wikidata ID:Q192017

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References

[1]Baker, Arthur A. (1936) Geology of the Monument Valley-Navajo Mountain Region, San Juan County, Utah. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 865. https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0865/report.pdf
Joralemon, I.B. (1952) Age can not wither or varieties of geological experience. Economic Geology: 47(3): 243-259.
Rosenzweig, Abraham, Gruner, John Walter, Gardiner, Lynn (1954) Widespread occurrence and character of uraninite in the Triassic and Jurassic sediments of the Colorado Plateau. Economic Geology, 49 (4) 351-361 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.49.4.351
Mitcham, Thomas Wilson, Evensen, Charles Gerhard (1955) Uranium ore guides, Monument Valley District, Arizona. Economic Geology, 50 (2) 170-176 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.50.2.170
Coleman, Robert Griffin, Delevaux, Maryse Helen (1957) Occurrence of selenium in sulfides from some sedimentary rocks of the western United States. Economic Geology, 52 (5) 499-527 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.52.5.499
Holland, Heinrich Dieter; Witter, George G.; Head, William Burres; Petti, Ruth W. (1958) The distribution of leachable uranium in surface samples in the vicinity of ore bodies. II. The use of leachable uranium in geochemical prospecting on the Colorado Plateau. Economic Geology, 53 (2). 190-209 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.2.190
Jensen, M.L. (1958) Sulphur isotopes and the origin of sandstone-type uranium deposits. Economic Geology: 53(5): 598-616.
Evensen, Charles Gerhard, Gray, Irving B. (1958) Evaluation of uranium ore guides, Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah. Economic Geology, 53 (6) 639-662 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.6.639
Witkind, I.J., Thaden, R.E., Malde, H.E., Johnson, D.H. (1963) Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits of the Monument Valley area, Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1103. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b1103
Young, Robert G. (1964) Distribution of uranium deposits in the White Canyon-Monument Valley District, Utah-Arizona. Economic Geology, 59 (5) 850-873 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.59.5.850
Blakey, R.C, Baars, D. (1987) Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah. In: Beus, S.S. (Ed.) (1987) Centennial Field Guide 2: Rocky Mountain Section of the Geological Society of America: 361-364.
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 106, 116, 127, 141, 162, 165, 172, 184, 241, 285-286, 295, 340, 431
en.wikipedia.org (2006) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moenkopi_Formation
en.wikipedia.org (2006) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinle_Formation
en.wikipedia.org (2006) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutler_Formation
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