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Uranophane from
Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA


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Uranophane, etc.

Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Uranophane

Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Uranophane, etc.

Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Uranophane

Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Uranophane, etc.

Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Uranophane

Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1348775
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1348775:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSection 25 Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘHanosh Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘRed Bluff claims (Red Bluff group; Red Bluff #3-10; Red Bluff Nos. 3 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 9 & 10 claims; Gay Eagle claim; Black Hawk claim; Bunny claim; Christmas Day 1 and Phil claim; UDC 5 claim; Red Bluff Nos. 3; 5; 7-10 Mines), Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘF-33 Mine, East Grants Ridge Mining District, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘJackpile Mine (Jackpile-Paguate), Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘWindwhip deposit, Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘBecenti Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
References
Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne. Minerals Unlimited label.
 
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