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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Coffinite
Formula:U(SiO4) · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Coffinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227277
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227277:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Coffinite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘMesa Top Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMesa Top No. 7 Mine (Moe Mine; Mesa Top No. 18 Mine; Mesa Top No. 20 Mine), McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDog Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBlue Peak Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSection 25 Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘIsabella Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘSection 23 deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘMarquez deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘHogan Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘSection 9 Mine, Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
References
NMBMMR Memoir 38 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region 1979
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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