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Vanoxite from
Rattlesnake Mine (Plot No. 6 Mine; Rattlesnake incline), Toh Atin Mesa, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Anticline
Classification
Species:Vanoxite
Formula:V44+V25+O13 · 8H2O
Comments:Occurs impregnating certain beds of the Salt Wash member of the Morrison Formation.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Carnotite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vanoxite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rattlesnake Mine (Plot No. 6 Mine; Rattlesnake incline), Toh Atin Mesa, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:248084
Long-form Identifier:1:3:248084:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vanoxite
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘKing Tut Mesa occurrence, Red Rock, Red Rock Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
Masters, J.A. (1955), Geology of the uranium deposits of the Lukachukai Mountains area, northeastern Arizona, 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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