Unknown Vanadium - Uranium (MRDS - 10078625), Montezuma Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unknown Vanadium - Uranium (MRDS - 10078625) | - not defined - |
| Montezuma Canyon Mining District | Mining District |
| San Juan County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 35' 53'' North , 109° 18' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Blanding | 3,785 (2017) | 15.5km |
| White Mesa | 242 (2011) | 20.5km |
| Monticello | 2,069 (2017) | 30.5km |
| Montezuma Creek | 335 (2011) | 36.5km |
| Dove Creek | 697 (2017) | 39.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
184684
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:184684:6
GUID (UUID V4):
6970f730-3766-4c75-ae51-1bcadf769a2d
REF:Deposit:: HUFF, L. C., AND LESURE, F. G., 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF MONTEZUMA CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1190
Reserve-Resource:: TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Salt Wash Member Of Morrison Formation
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Roscoelite Formula: K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Roscoelite | 9.EC.15 | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| K | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10078625 |
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