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Valley Verde patented claim MS 275_, White Mesa, White Mesa Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
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Valley Verde patented claim MS 275_Claim
White MesaMesa
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 37' 14'' North , 111° 22' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.62066,-111.38002
GRN:
N25W64
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bitter Springs452 (2011)24.5km
LeChee1,443 (2015)27.4km
Kaibito1,522 (2016)27.4km
Page7,490 (2017)33.4km
Lake Powell134 (2013)46.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
67628
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67628:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Cu occurrence/claim located in the NE¼ sec. 12, T37N, R9E, G&SRM, about 17.0 km (10.5 miles) E of White Mesa (coordinates of record). NOTE: The columnar format of the referenced publication did not allow sufficient space for the entire claim name. The final numeral is cut off. The geographic coordinates presented are approximate to the center of sec. 12.

Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals.

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References

USGS Dead Monkey Ridge, Arizona, quadrangle 7.5 minute topo map.
Niemuth, Nyal J., Phillips, Ken A. (1992, July) Copper Oxide Resources. Open-file Report 92-10. Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resourcesp.6 - Table 1
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