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Sandstone from
Keith Francis claim (Bluestone No. 1 Mine), Garnet Ridge, Dennehotso, Apache County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Comments:Navajo sandstone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Keith Francis claim (Bluestone No. 1 Mine), Garnet Ridge, Dennehotso, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1296749
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1296749:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘJohn M. Yazzie No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘChee Nez No. 1 Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘMonument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘNorth Tract No. 1 Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘTract No. 2 West Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCato Sells Mine (Cato Sells Monument Mine; Cato Sells tract 1 and 2), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘBlack and Blackwater Mine (Monument No. 2 Supplement), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘWillie Waters Mine (Willie Water; Bee Sho Shee), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘHarvey Blackwater No. 1 Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘHunts Mesa No. 1 channel (Hunts Mesa No. 1 paleochannel; Channel No. 57), Hunts Mesa deposit (Koley No. 2; Sam Charlie No.1; Hunt's Mesa), Hunts Mesa, Navajo 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: 108.
 
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