Sun Valley Mine, Vermillion Cliffs District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

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‡Ref.: Petersen (1957), USGS-TEL 690, Book 1: 158.

Petersen, R.G., et al (1959), An occurrence of rhenium associated with uraninite in Coconino County, Arizona, Economic Geology: 54: 254-267.

Petersen, R.G. (1960), Detrital-appearing uraninite in the Shinarump Member of the Chinle Formation in northern Arizona, Economic Geology: 55: 138-149.

Young, E.J., et al (1966), Coconinoite, a new uranium mineral from Utah and Arizona, American Mineralogist: 51: 651-663.

King, R. (1969) USGS & Arizona Bureau of Mines, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (1969), Mineral and Water Resources of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 180 (USGS Bull.871): 235.

Peirce, H.W., S.B. Keith and J.C. Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 182: 103-159, 202-289.

Hicks, C.J. (1979), Molybdenum occurrences in Arizona, Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Min. Report #3: 15.

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 180, 258, 263, 406, 431.

Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Sun Valey Mine file.

A former underground U mine with traces of Cd-Rh-Mo-Zn-Cu-Pb-Fe mine located near Cameron and east of Jacob Lake.

Mineralization is an "U" shaped orebody (bend of paleostream channel) at the bottom 2.5 foot of the paleostream channel with some carbonized plant remains.The host rock is part of the Petrified Forest member within the Chinle formation.

Mineral List

Calcite Coconinoite (TL) Galena

Hematite Ilsemannite Jordisite

Pyrite Sphalerite Uraninite

Zippeite

10 entries listed. 9 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).