Alfred Miles No. 1 channel (Alfred Miles No. 1 paleochannel; Nokai Mesa channel; Todechenee channel; Peninsula channel; Nakai Mesa), Monument Valley, Navajo Indian Reservation, Navajo Co., Arizona, USA
Latitude: 36°59'8"N
Longitude: 110°28'1"W
‡Ref.: Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), Geology and U-V deposits of the Monument Valley area Apache & Navajo Cos., AZ: 72 (Table 1) & 74 (Table 1), 79, 145-150; Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, AZ Dept. Mines & Min. Resources Open File Rept. 92-10: 11 (Table 1); 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: 217.
A uranium deposit located in the center sec. 8, T.40N., R.18E. (Boot Mesa 15 minute topo map).
Divided into Paleo-channels 1 & 2. Trends N.50ºE.; 2,150 feet wide, 70 feet deep in massive sandstone. NOTE: extends northward into Utah.
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