Rauvite from
Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA

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Rauvite

Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA

Rauvite

Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA

Rauvite

Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA

Rauvite

Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA

Rauvite

Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA

Rauvite

Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA

Rauvite

Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA

Rauvite

Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Rauvite
Formula:	Ca(UO₂)₂(V₁₀O₂₈) · 16H₂O
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hewettite	3
Fervanite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Rauvite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	9457
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:9457:3
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Rauvite

30.5km (18.9 miles)	ⓘ Monument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles)	ⓘ Mitten No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
69.1km (42.9 miles)	ⓘ Todecheenie No. 1 Mine (Frank Todeckeenie Mine), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
71.2km (44.2 miles)	ⓘ Etsitty No. 1 Mine (M.O. 5), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
*Weeks, Alice D., Thompson, Mary E., Sherwood, Alexander W. (1955) Navajoite, a new vanadium oxide from Arizona. American Mineralogist, 40 (3-4) 207-212* *Finnell, Tommy Lee (1957) Structural control of uranium ore at the Monument No. 2 mine, Apache County, Arizona. Economic Geology, 52 (1) 25-35 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.52.1.25* *Frondel, Clifford (1958) Systematic mineralogy of uranium and thorium. Bulletin* 1064. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1064 Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 78. Witkind, I.J. & R.E. Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits of the Monument Valley area, Apache and Navajo Cos., AZ: 115, 117 Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.**pages 294, 352

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Rauvite from Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA

Rauvite from
Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA