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Uraninite from
Cottonwood No. 2, Cottonwood Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cottonwood No. 2, Cottonwood Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:514950
Long-form Identifier:1:3:514950:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘUnknown Vanadium - Uranium (MRDS - 10106047), Cottonwood Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBasin No. 1 Mine, Cottonwood Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘLucky Lady, Cottonwood Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘLaura Mine, Cottonwood Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘKing Edward Mine, Elk Ridge Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘAvalanche No. 9 (Pansom Claim Mine), Cottonwood Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘNotch Mine, Elk Ridge Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘPeavine Queen Mine, Elk Ridge Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘAvalanche No. 13 Mine (Ransome Mine), Elk Ridge Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘKing James - Virgene Mine, Elk Ridge Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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