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Vanadinite from
Red Knob Mine (Red Knob prospect; Red Knob claims), Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vanadinite
Formula:Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Carnotite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vanadinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Knob Mine (Red Knob prospect; Red Knob claims), Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:248651
Long-form Identifier:1:3:248651:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vanadinite
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘAdams Mine group (Adams claims), Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘMable Mine group (Mabel claims), Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘFlora Temple Mine (Flora Temple Extension Mine), Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘRailroad Mine (Diana; Diana Railroad), Hull Mine group (Rialto Mine group; Hull group of claims; Rialto claims), Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘHull Mine, Hull Mine group (Rialto Mine group; Hull group of claims; Rialto claims), Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘHull Mine group (Rialto Mine group; Hull group of claims; Rialto claims), Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘCash Entry Mine, Chloride-Mandarin-Cash Entry prospects, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘChocolate Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
Honea, Russell M. (1959) New data on gastunite, an alkali uranyl silicate. American Mineralogist, 44 (9-10) 1047-1056
Outerbridge, W. F., Staatz, M. H., Meyrowitz, R., Pommer, A. M. (1960) Weeksite, a new uranium silicate from the Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah. American Mineralogist, 45 (1-2) 39-52
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 127, 155, 411, 418
 
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