John M. Yazzie No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| John M. Yazzie No. 1 Mine | Mine |
| Monument No. 2 channel | Channel |
| Yazzie Mesa | Mesa |
| Cane Valley Mining District | Mining District |
| Apache County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 56' 38'' North , 109° 53' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dennehotso | 746 (2011) | 11.5km |
| Halchita | 266 (2011) | 20.2km |
| Oljato-Monument Valley | 154 (2017) | 27.3km |
| Oljato-Monument Valley | 674 (2016) | 33.6km |
| Rock Point | 642 (2011) | 34.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
50721
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50721:4
GUID (UUID V4):
a8e12829-9e8e-4511-9c7c-7643d9b0e725
A former U-V-Mo occurrence/mine located in secs. 27 and 34, T41N, R23E, G&SRM, 0.3 km (0.2 mile) SSE of Yazzi Mesa (summit) (coordinates of record) and 7.4 miles NW of Dinnehotso. Owned by John M. Yazzie & Thomas Clani.
Mineralization is carnotite, montroseite and tyuyamunite in lenticular ore pods in the Salt Wash member of the Morrison formation and the De Chelly sandstone. It occurs 7 feet into the Permian De Chelly sandstone. Deposits occur in the bottoms of paleostream channels, usually with carbonaceous debris. local rocks include Permian to Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks.
Production was 1,048 tons of ore @0.47% U3O8; 1.06% V2O5 (1952-1954), by
Clani and Yazzie. Lease #1 of Spencer Uranium Co. came from this property as well, and accounts for 1,510 tons of ore (1954-1957), for a total of 2,558 tons @0.345% U3O8 and 0.796% V2O5.
Analytical data results: V : U ratio is 5 : 1.
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3 valid minerals.
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| β Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| β Montroseite Formula: (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| β Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Montroseite | 4.FD.10 | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| β | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O |
| β | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 5-8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | β Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| H | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | β Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| O | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | β Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| V | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
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