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Carnotite from
Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA


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Carnotite

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite, etc.

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite, etc.

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite, etc.

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Carnotite

Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Carnotite
Formula:K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tyuyamunite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carnotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:244352
Long-form Identifier:1:3:244352:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carnotite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘMitten No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGold Crown Mine, Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘDaylight Mine, Boot Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSpencer No. 1 (Spencer #1; Harvey Black #2), Navajo County, Arizona, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘHarvey Black Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘSkyline Mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘMitten No. 1 Mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘBlack Rock occurrence, Boot Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘBrodie No. 4 Mine, Jack Brodie channel (Brodie Nos. 4 & 5; Channel No. 55), Hunts Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘBrodie No. 5 Mine, Jack Brodie channel (Brodie Nos. 4 & 5; Channel No. 55), Hunts Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
References
Evensen, Charles Gerhard, Gray, Irving B. (1958) Evaluation of uranium ore guides, Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah. Economic Geology, 53 (6) 639-662 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.6.639
Holland, Heinrich Dieter; Witter, George G.; Head, William Burres; Petti, Ruth W. (1958) The distribution of leachable uranium in surface samples in the vicinity of ore bodies. II. The use of leachable uranium in geochemical prospecting on the Colorado Plateau. Economic Geology, 53 (2). 190-209 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.2.190
Witkind, I.J. (1961), The uranium-vanadium ore deposit at the Monument No. 1-Mitten No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Navajo Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1107-C: 219-242
Witkind, I.J. & R.E. Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits of the Monument Valley area, Apache and Navajo Cos., AZ: 73 & 75 (Table 1), 135
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 155, 262
 
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