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Uraninite from
Workman Mine (Workman deposit; Workman claims; Workman group; Anomaly B6-8), Aztec Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Comments:Small blebs & irreg. shaped veinlets in hornfels.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Workman Mine (Workman deposit; Workman claims; Workman group; Anomaly B6-8), Aztec Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196558
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196558:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLittle Joe Mine (Little Joe claims; Little Joe group), Workman Creek, Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘLucky Stop Mine (Lucky Stop deposit; Wyoming Minerals lease), Workman Creek, Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Hope deposit), Rose Creek Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘSuckerite claims (Charles Jr. No. 1 & 2; Definitely group; Tulsa Minerals Inc. property; Uranium Corp. lease), Workman Creek area, Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘRed Bluff Mine (Red Bluff prospect; Red Bluff claims; Claim MS 4788), Warm Spring Canyon, Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak) area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘSue Mine (Anomaly B6-2; Sue claims), Bull Canyon, Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak) area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘBlack Brush deposit (Black Brush claims; Brush deposit; Western Mining and Exploration Co. property), Cherry Creek Canyon, Board Tree Saddle area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.2 miles) ⓘWilson Creek Area deposit (M Stockman claim; Shepp deposit), Squaw Mesa area, Spring Creek area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘWalnut No. 2 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘTurquoise Mines area (Turquoise deposit), Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1959), Uranium Deposits in the Dripping Spring Quartzite, Gila Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1046-P: 470-472.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.407
 
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