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Coffinite from
Mariano Lake deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Coffinite
Formula:U(SiO4) · nH2O
Comments:May be the primary uranium mineral, although it may be in amorphous material.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Coffinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mariano Lake deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227268
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227268:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Coffinite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBlack Jack No. 2 Mine, Smith Lake subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘRuby No. 1 deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘBlack Jack No. 1 Mine, Smith Lake subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘRuby No. 3 and No. 4 Decline, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘDalton Pass deposit Section 32, Dalton Pass, Church Rock - Crownpoint subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘDalton Pass deposit Section 30, Dalton Pass, Church Rock - Crownpoint subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘDalton Pass Deposit - Sections 24 and 25, Dalton Pass, Church Rock - Crownpoint subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘSilver Bit Mines, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘSection 29 deposit, Church Rock - Crownpoint subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘNarrow Canyon deposit, Church Rock - Crownpoint subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
References
NMBMMR Memoir 38 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region 1979
USGS Open-File Report 82-888
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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