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Uraninite from
Turquoise Mines area (Turquoise deposit), Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Turquoise Mines area (Turquoise deposit), Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:258667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:258667:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘTomato Juice deposit, Cibecue Creek-Salt River Draw confluence with the Salt River area, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘRock Canyon deposit (Atomic Ores lease), Cibecue Creek-Salt River Draw confluence with the Salt River area, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘSue Mine (Anomaly B6-2; Sue claims), Bull Canyon, Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak) area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Hope deposit), Rose Creek Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘWalnut No. 2 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘWorkman Mine (Workman deposit; Workman claims; Workman group; Anomaly B6-8), Aztec Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘLucky Stop Mine (Lucky Stop deposit; Wyoming Minerals lease), Workman Creek, Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘLittle Joe Mine (Little Joe claims; Little Joe group), Workman Creek, Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘBlack Brush deposit (Black Brush claims; Brush deposit; Western Mining and Exploration Co. property), Cherry Creek Canyon, Board Tree Saddle area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘSuckerite claims (Charles Jr. No. 1 & 2; Definitely group; Tulsa Minerals Inc. property; Uranium Corp. lease), Workman Creek area, Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1959), Uranium deposits in the Dripping Spring Quartzite, Gila Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1046-P
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1962), A reconnaissance study of uranium deposits in Arizona, USGS Bull. 1147-A: 1-54.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.407
 
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