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Charles Huskon No. 3 Mine (Huskon #3 Mine), Huskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
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Charles Huskon No. 3 Mine (Huskon #3 Mine)Mine
Huskon Mines (Huskon group)Group of Mines
CameronCensus-designated Place
Cameron Mining DistrictMining District
Coconino CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 48' 50'' North , 111° 22' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.81392,-111.37073
GeoHash:
G#: 9w2g9xwr1
GRN:
N24W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cameron885 (2016)7.9km
Moenkopi964 (2011)35.6km
Tuba City8,611 (2011)37.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
73038
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73038:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former U occurrence/mine located in the W½ sec. 7, T28N, R10E, and in E-central sec. 12, T28N, R9E, G&SRM, 7.9 km (4.9 miles) SSE of Cameron and 1.7 miles W of the Little Colorado River, near the Huskon No. 10 Mine. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 1,000 meters.

Mineralization is an U-V-Cu-Mo deposit hosted in Late Triassic mudstone of the Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation. The ore body is elliptical and saucer shaped at a width of 30.48 meters and a length of 304.8 meters. U is concentrated in the lower part of sandy/silty lenses in 250 foot by 20 foot scours. Some ore occurs near fossil wood. The highest grade occurs at the base of scours in carbonaceous material. Local alteration includes halos of jarosite, hydrous Fe-oxide, and sericitized feldspar plus an increase of Mo near the ore. Carnotite, and possibly autunite, are uniformly distributed in narrow, lens-like bodies in the lower part of scour and fill channel, trending NE to E and in the lower Petrified Forest Member and into the Shinarump Member. There is some minor faulting through the ore body. Local rocks include rocks of the Shinarump Conglomerate Member, Chinle Formation.

Workings include surface openings comprised of an open pit.

Production was 27,249 tons of ore @ 0.20% U3O8; 0.02% V2O5 (1953-1961).

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9 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘUranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
UUranium
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2
Uⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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References

Flagstaff NTMS.
USGS Cameron, Arizona, quadrangle 15 minute topo map.
USGS MRDS ID #M002676.
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
Hinckley, D.N. (1957), Investigation of the occurrence of uranium at Cameron, Arizona: Salt Lake City, University of Utah, M.S. thesis.
Bollin, E.M., and Kerr, P.F. (1958) Uranium mineralization near Cameron, Arizona, in Anderson, R.Y., and Harshbarger, J.W., eds., Guidebook of the Black Mesa Basin, northeastern Arizona: New Mexico Geological Society 9th Field Conference Guidebook, p. 164-168.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1959), Guidebook to Uranium Deposits of Western United States, RME-141.
Peirce, H. Wesley, S.B. Keith and J.C.Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 182.
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: Table 1.
[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: 145.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040050050.
[2](2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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