Vermilion No. 1 Mine, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vermilion No. 1 Mine | Mine |
| Marble Canyon | Town |
| Vermillion Cliffs Mining District | Mining District |
| Coconino County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 41' 4'' North , 111° 52' 37'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bitter Springs | 452 (2011) | 20.8km |
| LeChee | 1,443 (2015) | 43.6km |
| Page | 7,490 (2017) | 45.4km |
| Big Water | 467 (2017) | 48.1km |
A former U-Mo-Cu occurrence/mine located in the NE¼ sec. 20, T38N, R5E, G&SRM, 25.8 km (16.0 miles) SW of Marble Canyon (town), on Emmett Hill, 0.7 miles S of US highway 89, on Bureau of Land Management administered land. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 100 meters.
Mineralization is an U-Mo-Cu deposit hosted in Late Triassic sand & gravel (?) in the Shinarump Member of the Chinle formation and underlying Moenkopi at or near the contact. The ore body occurs in pods and is 6.1 meters thick, 15.24 meters wide and 91.44 meters long. Local rocks include rocks of the Chinle Formation.
Metatorbernite occurs in a Shinarump Member conglomerate channel and in siltstones of the Moenkopi Formation. Channel scour is about 300 X 50 X 20 feet deep. Two parallel channels are present in the area. The largest one trends N25E through the center of Section 17.
Workings include surface openings comprised of an open pit with 12,000 feet of drilling.
Production was a few tons of low-grade ore.
Resources are of low-grade and very limited.
Mineralization is an U-Mo-Cu deposit hosted in Late Triassic sand & gravel (?) in the Shinarump Member of the Chinle formation and underlying Moenkopi at or near the contact. The ore body occurs in pods and is 6.1 meters thick, 15.24 meters wide and 91.44 meters long. Local rocks include rocks of the Chinle Formation.
Metatorbernite occurs in a Shinarump Member conglomerate channel and in siltstones of the Moenkopi Formation. Channel scour is about 300 X 50 X 20 feet deep. Two parallel channels are present in the area. The largest one trends N25E through the center of Section 17.
Workings include surface openings comprised of an open pit with 12,000 feet of drilling.
Production was a few tons of low-grade ore.
Resources are of low-grade and very limited.
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1 valid mineral.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10160830 |
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References
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300 pp.263-280
