Mount Taylor Mine, Cibola County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mount Taylor Mine | Mine |
| Cibola County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 20' 14'' North , 107° 37' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
413958
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413958:7
GUID (UUID V4):
626f9d8c-f1cf-4bb4-98ed-b7cb5a157a7b
Deposit: Complex cluster of orebodies form a roughly tabular deposit trending southeast for a length of about 6 miles.
Development: Target production of 4000 tons of ore per day yielding 7 to 8 million pounds of u308 per year. Construction of a mill near the mine is in planning stage.
Geology: Ore occurs in the westwater canyon member of the morrison fm.
Rock formation(s): Morrison Formation
Ore(s): Fluviatile Channel Sandstone And Carbonaceous Material (Humate).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Jordisite Formula: MoS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Jordisite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) Β· nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Jordisite | MoS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Jordisite | MoS2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Santos, E.S., (1966) USGS Map Gq-517
Chapman, Wood, and Griswold, Inc., (1979) Nmbmmr Geologic Map 31
Siemers, W.T., and Austin, G.S., (1979) Nmbmmr Resource Map 9
Riese, W.C., and Brookins, D.G., (1980) Nmbmmr Mem 38, P. 244-251
Uranium Resources and Technology, (1981) N.M. Energy and Minerals Dept., P. 60, 63-66
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10012896 |
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