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Carnotite from
King Tut Mesa occurrence, Red Rock, Red Rock Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Carnotite
Formula:K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Vanoxite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carnotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view King Tut Mesa occurrence, Red Rock, Red Rock Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:239492
Long-form Identifier:1:3:239492:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carnotite
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘSyracuse Mine (Plot No. 12; Plot #12), Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘUpper Canyon Mine, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘOak Springs Plot No. 10 Mine (Oak Springs Mine), Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed U occurrence [49] (Unnamed D), Red Rock, Red Rock Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘGravel Cap Mine (Oak Springs Mine; Oak Springs Gravel Cap Mine), Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘUpper Canyon Mines, Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘSyracuse Mine (R.F. and R. Mine; Sam Harvey), Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine, Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘBarton No. 4 Mine, Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘMine No. 15 Mesa 1, Mesa 1 Mines 10-15, White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
Masters, J.A. (1955), Geology of the uranium deposits of the Lukachukai Mountains area, northeastern AZ, Econ.Geol.: 50: 111-126
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.412
 
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