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Uranium King (Cove Group), Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USAi
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Uranium King (Cove Group)- not defined -
Red Canyon Mining DistrictMining District
San Juan CountyCounty
UtahState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 35' 47'' North , 110° 11' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Halchita266 (2011)58.9km


REF:Deposit:: THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125
Deposit:: FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS
Deposit:: EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN DEER FLAT WHITE
Commodities (Major) - Uranium; (Trace) - Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Chinle Formation - Shinarump Member
Host Rock: Sandstone, Clay, Mud
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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2 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O UraniniteUO2
SSulfur
S ChalcociteCu2S
CuCopper
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
UUranium
U UraniniteUO2

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