A former He occurrence/well located in the SW¼SE¼ sec. 27, T16N, R23E, G&SRM, 13.9 km (8.6 miles) ESE of Woodruff, on private land. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Mineralization is a He deposit. Local rocks include rocks of the Chinle Formation.

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Commodity List

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ⓘ Helium

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Helium'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Helium'

Formula: He

References:

Peirce, H.W., S.B. Keith and J.C.Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 182: 183.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ	'Helium'	-	He

List of minerals for each chemical element

He	Helium
He	ⓘ Helium	He

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10161597

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Baca BasinBasin
Colorado PlateauShield
Great Plains DomainDomain
Holbrook BasinBasin

USA

Arizona
- Supai Salt BasinBasin
Colorado PlateauPlateau

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References

Peirce, H.W., S.B. Keith and J.C.Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 182: 183.

U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040170028.

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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