P. Costen prospect, Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
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P. Costen prospect | Prospect |
Joseph City | City |
Navajo County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 59' 20'' North , 110° 16' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Joseph City | 1,386 (2011) | 6.3km |
Holbrook | 5,019 (2017) | 14.6km |
Sun Valley | 316 (2011) | 20.1km |
Woodruff | 191 (2011) | 31.5km |
Winslow | 9,600 (2017) | 38.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
73193
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73193:6
GUID (UUID V4):
77256115-3a5b-4e2a-a8ef-ebe2fd3d4e57
A uranium occurrence/prospect located in the NE¼ sec. 1, T18N, R19E, G&SRM, 6.2 km (3.9 miles) NE of Joseph City, on private land.
Mineralization is an U-V deposit with carnotite-type mineralization in a zone 4 to 5 feet thick, hosted in orange and black shale with abundant petrified wood, close to the base of the Chinle Formation. Associated with carbonized and silicified wood, gypsum, iron oxide and some erythrite (cobalt). Local rocks include rocks of the Chinle Formation.
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3 valid minerals.
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ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Baca BasinBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Holbrook BasinBasin
USA
- Arizona
- Navajo County
- Holbrook Mining DistrictMining District
- Navajo County
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
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