Red Top Mines, Ambrosia Lake subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Top Mines | Mine |
| Ambrosia Lake subdistrict | Mining Sub-district |
| McKinley County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 25' 40'' North , 108° 1' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Thoreau | 1,865 (2011) | 18.0km |
| Bluewater Acres | 206 (2017) | 21.0km |
| Bluewater Village | 628 (2017) | 22.7km |
| Crownpoint | 2,278 (2011) | 30.0km |
| Milan | 3,250 (2017) | 31.2km |
Structure: Big Draw Fault Zone
Tectonics: Chaco Slope
Deposit: The ore occurs in limestone beds near the surface.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O 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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Hilpert, L.S. (1969) Uranium resources of northwestern New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 603, 166 pages., P. 41
Anderson, O.J., (1980), Nmbmmr Ofr-148
Mclemore, V.T., (1983), Nmbmmr Ofr-183, Appendix 1
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10014707 |
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