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Carnotite from
Black Rock occurrence, Boot Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Carnotite
Formula:K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carnotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Rock occurrence, Boot Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1295192
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1295192:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carnotite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘDaylight Mine, Boot Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘGold Crown Mine, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘMonument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMitten No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘSpencer No. 1 (Spencer #1; Harvey Black #2), Navajo County, Arizona, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘCecil Todechenee channel (Channel 21; Tract 2A), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘCecil Todechenee claim, Cecil Todechenee channel (Channel 21; Tract 2A), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘAlfred Miles No. 1 channel (Nokai Mesa channel; Channel No. 1), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘHarvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘBrodie No. 4 Mine, Jack Brodie channel (Brodie Nos. 4 & 5; Channel No. 55), Hunts Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
References
Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona – Final Report, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143 (81) (March 1981). RME-2071: 218.
 
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