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Torbernite from
Orphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Torbernite
Formula:Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Comments:Occurs in a vertical shear zone at portal of lower adit.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Torbernite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246475
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246475:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Torbernite
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘHuskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘHuskon No. 10 Mine (Charles Huskon #10; Huskon #10), Huskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘHack Canyon Mine, Hack Canyon, Hack Canyon Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘJasper group of claims, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘRiverview Mine (Riverview group of claims), Gray Mountain, Breccia Pipe Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘWhite Mesa Copper claim (Arizona claim), White Mesa, White Mesa Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1962), Reconnaissance study of uranium deposits in AZ, USGS Bull. 1147-A, A7-A12
Gornitz, V. (2004), Grand Canyon Uranium: The Orphan Mine, Mineral News: 20(6): 7..
 
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