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Harvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
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Carnotite

Harvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Harvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Harvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Harvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Harvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Harvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Harvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Harvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 59' 30'' North , 110° 12' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.99171,-110.20761
GRN:
N25W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oljato-Monument Valley154 (2017)1.6km
Oljato-Monument Valley674 (2016)5.8km
Kayenta5,189 (2011)29.6km
Halchita266 (2011)32.0km
Dennehotso746 (2011)35.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
67938
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67938:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A U-Cu deposit located in the center sec. 1, T41N, R19E, G&SRM (Agathla Peak 15 minute topo map), 8.9 km (5.53 mi) WNW of Mitchell Mesa (coordinates of record) (Mitchell Mining District), and 1.7 km (1.06 mi) SSE of Goulding (San Juan County, Utah).

Mineralization includes a U-Cu deposit with massive, medium-fine-grained Shinarump sandstone fills a paleochannel some 200 feet (ca. 61 m) wide and 50 feet (ca. 15 m) deep, cut into the Moenkopi Formation. Secondary copper and uranium minerals occur with abundant silicified wood and carbonized material. Local rocks include Permian to Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks.

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2 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Metahewettite
Formula: CaV6O16 · 3H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘMetahewettite4.HE.15CaV6O16 · 3H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Vⓘ MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O

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References

U.S. Department of Energy files.
USGS Boot Mesa, Arizona, quadrangle 15 minute topo map.
Marble Canyon NTMS.
www.mindat.org (n.d.) http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,310489,310518
Peirce, H.W., S.B. Keith and J. C. Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 182: 216.
[1]Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143. RME-2071: 220.
Ciesiel, Robert, and Gray, I.B. (1989), Geologic map of the underground workings of the Harvey Black No. 2 mine, Navajo County, Arizona, with a text by W.L. Chenoweth: Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report CR-89-E, 7 p., scale 1:120.
Niemuth, Nyal J., Phillips, Ken A. (1992, July) Copper Oxide Resources. Open-file Report 92-10. Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resourcesp.11 - Table 1
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040170146.
[2](2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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