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Carnotite from
Hanley Mine (Sheepskin Mesa Mine; Hanley No. 1 & 3 claims), Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Carnotite
Formula:K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carnotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hanley Mine (Sheepskin Mesa Mine; Hanley No. 1 & 3 claims), Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:316199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:316199:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carnotite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘClani Mine (Tree Mesa Mine), Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘChester Mud No. 1 Mine, Toh-A-Con Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘSegi-Ho-Cha Mesa Mine (Mildred Mine; Mildred No. 1 Mine), Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘCove Mesa Mines Nos. 1 and 2 (North ⅓ of Cove Mesa; Cato Sells), Cove Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘCove Mine (Cove Mesa Mines; Plot No. 7 Mine; South ⅔ of Cove Mesa), Cove Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine, Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘFriday Mesa Mine, Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘEast Mesa Mine, Cove Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘWest Mesa Mine, Cove Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘMexican Cry Mine, Mexican Cry Mesa, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
Stokes W.L. (1951), Carnotite deposits in the Carrizo Mtns. area,USGS Circ. III
Chenoweth, W.L. (1955), Geology and uranium deposits of NW Carrizo area, Four Corners Field Cove, No. 1
Chenoweth, W.L. (1973), Uranium deposits of northeastern Arizona, New Mexico Geol. Soc. 24th. Guidebook.
 
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