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Carnotite from
Pandora Mine, La Sal Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, 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 Pandora Mine, La Sal Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:511032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:511032:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carnotite
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘFreddie Markle Occurrence, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘRadon Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘSmall Fry Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘFirefly–Pigmay Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘLittle Peter Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘGray Daun Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘLittle Don Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘVanadium Queen Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘBrushy Basin no. 1 Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Kampf, Anthony R., Hughes, John M., Nash, Barbara P., Marty, Joe (2019) Pandoraite-Ba and pandoraite-Ca, Ba(V4+5V5+2)O16·3H2O and Ca(V4+5V5+2)O16·3H2O, two new vanadium oxide bronze minerals in solid solution from the Pandora Mine, La Sal Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 57 (2) 255-265 doi:10.3749/canmin.1800063
 
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