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F & B Mine (F & B claims), House Rock Wash, Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
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F & B Mine (F & B claims)Mine
House Rock WashWash
Grand Canyon National Park- not defined -
Coconino CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 40' North , 111° 46' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.66667,-111.76667
GeoHash:
G#: 9w888dvyz
GRN:
N25W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bitter Springs452 (2011)10.9km
LeChee1,443 (2015)36.3km
Page7,490 (2017)39.1km
Big Water467 (2017)47.1km
Lake Powell134 (2013)55.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
72993
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72993:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former U occurrence/mine located in the NE¼ sec. 20, T38N, R7E, G&SRM, 10.9 km (6.77 mi) WNW of Bitter Springs, in Rider Canyon, on federal National Park Service land (Grand Canyon National Park). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Mineralization is becquerelite with natroalunite in Chinle sandstone. Local rocks include Permian sedimentary rocks.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘBecquerelite4.GB.10Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘNatroalunite7.BC.10NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Hⓘ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Oⓘ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
NaSodium
Naⓘ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SSulfur
Sⓘ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O

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Link to USGS MRDS:10233774

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References

USGS Tanner Wash, Arizona, quadrangle 15 minute topo map.
Marble Canyon NTMS.
Gruner, J.W., and Knox, J.A. (1957), Minerals identified from properties in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming: U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Report RME-3148: 35-48.
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: 219.
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: 150.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040050155.
[2](2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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