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Carnotite from
Black Mountain Vase Mine (Jim L. Smiley), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache 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 Mountain Vase Mine (Jim L. Smiley), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1296744
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1296744:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carnotite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘClaim 3 Mine (Denny Lee Mine), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘClaim 7 Mine (Homer Scott Mine; Dry Run Canyon), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘDry Run Canyon prospect (Homer Scott; Claim 10), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘArrowhead Mine, Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘClaim No. 4 (Claim #4), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘClaim 14, Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘClaim 16, Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘClaim 28 Mine, Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘClaim 31 Mine (Claim No. 35), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘWest Burnt Corn Wash Mine (Claim 27), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
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: 107.
 
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