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Uranophane from
Skyline Mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skyline Mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:186742
Long-form Identifier:1:3:186742:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMitten No. 1 Mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘOljeta Mine, Holiday Mesa, San Juan County, Utah, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘWhirlwind Mine, Monitor Butte, San Juan County, Utah, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘMonument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
33.6km (20.9 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
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘPosey Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘJoe Bishop Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘWee - Hope Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘFry No. 4 Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘRadium King Eastern Working Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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