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Uraninite from
Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:791884
Long-form Identifier:1:3:791884:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Uraninite in this Region
Cove School Mine, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
4b Mine, White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Mesa 1¾ incline (Mesa 1¾ Mine), White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Mesa 2 pit (Mesa 2 Mine), White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Mesa 4½ Mine, White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Luki Mine, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘMesa 1¾ incline (Mesa 1¾ Mine), White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘMesa 2 pit (Mesa 2 Mine), White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘMesa 4½ Mine, White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘ4b Mine, White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘCove School Mine, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘGarnet Ridge, Dennehotso, Apache County, Arizona, USA
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘCato Sells Mine (Cato Sells Monument Mine; Cato Sells tract 1 and 2), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘMonument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘHarvey Blackwater No. 4 Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘHarvey Blackwater No. 1 Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
 
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