Laura Mine, Cottonwood Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USAi
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Laura Mine | Mine |
Cottonwood Canyon Mining District | Mining District |
San Juan County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 45' 8'' North , 109° 42' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Blanding | 3,785 (2017) | 24.2km |
Monticello | 2,069 (2017) | 34.2km |
White Mesa | 242 (2011) | 38.0km |
Bluff | 258 (2011) | 53.7km |
Montezuma Creek | 335 (2011) | 63.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
182252
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:182252:9
GUID (UUID V4):
3ff114a4-f822-467d-9536-a0b86c71e7f2
REF:Deposit:: WITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MTNS. AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U. S. G. S., PP 453
Deposit:: LEWIS, R. Q., CAMPBELL, R. H., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF ELK RIDGE AND VICINITY SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U. S. G. S., PP 474 - B.
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Moenkopi Formation, Salt Wash Member Of Morrison Formation
Structure: Comb Monocline
Host Rock: Sandstone, Siltstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10078832 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Paradox BasinBasin
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- Manti-La Sal National ForestNational Forest
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