Snafu claims, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Snafu claims | Group of Claims |
| Marble Canyon | Town |
| Vermillion Cliffs Mining District | Mining District |
| Coconino County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 47' 25'' North , 111° 42' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bitter Springs | 452 (2011) | 18.7km |
| LeChee | 1,443 (2015) | 25.4km |
| Page | 7,490 (2017) | 26.6km |
| Big Water | 467 (2017) | 32.7km |
| Lake Powell | 134 (2013) | 42.0km |
A quartz-U occurrence/prospect located in the W½SW¼ sec. 12, T39N, R6E, G&SRM, 7.2 km (4.5 miles) WSW of Marble Canyon (town), on Bureau of Land Management administered land. "Take road N from Route 89 about 1½ miles W of Marble Canyon Lodge. Go 5 miles to claims in deeply dissected bench at the base of the Vermilion Cliffs."
Mineralization is an U-quartz deposit hosted in mineralized argillaceous sandstone in the Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation, bounded above and below by red-purple clay beds. Red-yellow jasper displays needles of uranophane. Radiation levels are 40x background. Local rocks include rocks of the Moenkopi Formation.
Analysis test results: 0.04-0.36% e U3O8.
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O Habit: Needles |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10234105 |
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