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Uranophane from
Gray Daun Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, 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 Gray Daun Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:187409
Long-form Identifier:1:3:187409:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘFirefly–Pigmay Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘLucky no. 1 Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘSmall Fry Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘOpera Box Mine (Aztec Mine), Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘUnknown Uranium (Bridger Jack Mesa 1 - 14; MRDS - 10079027), Moab - Bridger Jack Mesa, San Juan County, Utah, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘHoney Bee No. 1 (Atomic King No. 2; Monte Cristo Group), Lower Kane Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘSchool Section 32 Mines, Lower Kane Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘUtah School Section 32 (Kane Creek Incline No. 1), Lower Kane Creek Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘPayday Mine, Elk Ridge Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
96.3km (59.9 miles) ⓘBlack King Mine (Black King No. 4; Black King No. 5; Black King No. 5 Claim; Unpatented Claims: Black King No. 1; Evans Claims; Weatherly Claims), Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
References
Carter, William D., Gualtieri, James L. (1965) Geology and Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the La Sal Quadrangle San Juan County, Utah and Montrose County Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 508 p. 59-61
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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