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Anderson Mine, Date Creek Basin, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA i
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Anderson Mine Mine
Date Creek Basin Basin
Yavapai County County
Arizona State
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Anderson Mine	Mine
Date Creek Basin	Basin
Yavapai County	County
Arizona	State
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Anderson Mine, Date Creek Basin, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

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Anderson Mine, Date Creek Basin, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

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Anderson Mine, Date Creek Basin, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

34° 18' 29'' North , 113° 16' 28'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Bagdad	1,876 (2016)	31.0km
Aguila	798 (2011)	41.6km
Congress	1,975 (2014)	42.2km
Wikieup	133 (2011)	53.7km
Wenden	728 (2011)	59.3km

Mindat Locality ID:

8448

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:8448:5

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Date Creek project; U-V Mine; Uranium-Air Mine

A U-V mine/prospect. Claims also in secs. 13-16 & 21-28; also in sec. 19, T11N, R9W. Mineralization is in fine-grained sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the middle Tertiary Chapin Wash formation.

Note: The MRDS database provides alternate coordinates: 34.2833N, 113.2667W.

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ⓘ Uranium

ⓘ Vanadium

Mineral List

6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Carnotite

Formula: K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O

Habit: Micro-crystals

Colour: Yellow to orange

Description: Sparse in sandstone.

References:

Rocks & Min.:57:249.

Sherborne, J.E., Jr., et al (1979), Major uranium discovery in volcaniclastic sediments, Basin and Range Province, Yavapai Co., AZ, Amer.Assoc.Pet.Geol.Bull.: 63: 621-646

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.155

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO₄

References:

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 155, 418

ⓘ Coffinite

Formula: U(SiO₄) · nH₂O

References:

Mueller, A.; Halbach, P. (1983) The Anderson Mine (Arizona)--An early diagenetic uranium deposit in Miocene Lake Sediments. https://inis.iaea.org/records/pgpd4-5xj71

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 155, 418

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.418

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Fluorescence: Green in Short Wave UV

References:

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.418

ⓘ Weeksite

Formula: K₂(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₃) · 4H₂O

Habit: Micro-crystals

Colour: Bright yellow

Description: Coatings (with chalcedony & carnotite) & micro-crystals (with celestine & gypsum).

References:

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 155, 418

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Carnotite	4.HB.05	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Celestine	7.AD.35	SrSO₄
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Coffinite	9.AD.30	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
ⓘ	Weeksite	9.AK.30	K₂(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₃) · 4H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Weeksite	K₂(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₃) · 4H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Weeksite	K₂(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₃) · 4H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Weeksite	K₂(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₃) · 4H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
K	ⓘ Weeksite	K₂(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₃) · 4H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
U	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
U	ⓘ Weeksite	K₂(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₃) · 4H₂O

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10113189
Link to USGS MRDS:	10235068

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References

U.S. Bureau of Land Management Arizona Mining Claims Lead File #26234.

Sherborne, Jr., J.E.,; Buckovic, W.A.; Dewitt, D.B.; Hellinger, T.S.; Pavlak, S.J. (1979) Major Uranium Discovery in Volcaniclastic Sediments, Basin and Range Province, Yavapai County, Arizona. AAPG Bulletin, 63 (4). p.621-646. doi:10.1306/2f9181a3-16ce-11d7-8645000102c1865d

Otton, James K. (1981) Geology and genesis of the Anderson mine, a carbonaceous lacustrine uranium deposit, western Arizona; a summary report. Open-File Report Vol. 1981 (81-780) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr81780

Green, R.D. (1982) Uraninite and its Secondary Uranium-Bearing Minerals. Rocks & Minerals, 57 (6). p.246-251.p.249

Spencer, J.E.; Welty, J.W. (1985) Reconnaissance geology of mineralized areas in parts of the Buckskin, Rawhide, McCracken, and northeast Harcuvar Mountains, western Arizona. Open File Report 85-6. Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology 31pp.

Tosdal, R.M.; Bryant, B.; Hill, R.H.; Hanna, W.F.; Knepper, D.H.; Jones, S.L.; Oliver, K.S.; Tuftin, S.E. (1990) Mineral resources of the Rawhide Mountains Wilderness Study Area, La Paz and Mohave Counties, Arizona, Chapter G, in Mineral Resources of Wilderness Study Areas - Western Arizona and part of San Bernardino County, California. Bulletin 1701-G. U.S. Geological Survey p.G1-G24.

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.

U.S. Geological Survey (2021) Arrastra Mountain SE quadrangle, Arizona. 7.5-Minute Series, U.S. Department of the Interior.Scale: 1:24,000

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