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Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), Copper Point, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

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Located at Copper Point, San Juan Co. per USGS & Yale Peabody GNIS database with exact coordinates provided.
REF:Deposit:: PAGE, L. R., AND OTHERS, 1956 , GEOLOGY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, U. S. G. S. PROF. PAP. 300 , P. 263 - 280 , 281 - 284, 533 - 541 , 651 - 657.
Deposit:: TRITES, A. F., AND CHEW, R. T., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE HAPPY JACK MINE WHITE CYN AREA SAN JUAN CO UT USGS BULL 1009-H
Deposit:: DOELLING HH COHENOUR RE 1967
Commodities (Major) - Uranium; (Minor) - Vanadium, Copper
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Mottled Siltstone Unit Of Chinle
Host Rock: Conglomerate, Sandstone, Clay, Mud, Mudstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform





 Map Reference: 37°45'8"N , 110°17'34"W

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Group 1 - Elements
  		• Sulphur1.CC.05
    S
     
    8
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Bornite2.BA.15
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
  		• Chalcocite2.BA.05
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
  		• Chalcopyrite2.CB.10a
    CuFeS
     
    2
  		• Covellite2.CA.05a
    CuS
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
  		• Gersdorffite2.EB.25
    NiAsS
  		• Greenockite2.CB.45
    CdS
  		• Marcasite2.EB.10a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Skutterudite
    var: Smaltite    		2.EC.05
    (Co,Fe,Ni)As
     
    2
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Becquerelite4.GB.10
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    6
    		O
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Carnotite4.HB.05
    K
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[VO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Goethite4.FD.10
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Ilsemannite4.FJ.15
    Mo
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Magnetite4.BB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Metarossite4.HD.10
    Ca[V
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Metatyuyamunite4.HB.25
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[VO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3-5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
  		• Schoepite4.GA.05
    (UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    8
    		O
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    12
    		 · 12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Uraninite4.DL.05
    UO
     
    2
      var: Pitchblende4.DL.05
    UO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Azurite5.BA.05
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Malachite5.BA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Antlerite7.BB.15
    Cu
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Bieberite7.CB.35
    CoSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Brochantite7.BB.25
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Chalcanthite7.CB.20
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Cobaltzippeite (TL)7.EC.05
    Co
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    6
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
     
    10
    		·16H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Devilline7.DD.30
    CaCu
     
    4
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Epsomite7.CB.40
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Halotrichite7.CB.85
    FeAl
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Jarosite7.BC.10
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Johannite7.EB.05
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[OH|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Magnesiozippeite7.EC.05
    Mg(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
     
    4
    		·1.5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Natrozippeite (TL)7.EC.05
    Na
     
    4
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    10
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Rabejacite7.EC.10
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    4
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		 · 6H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Siderotil7.CB.20
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Uranopilite7.EA.05
    (UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    10
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Zippeite7.EC.05
    K
     
    4
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    10
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Erythrite8.CE.40
    Co
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Metatorbernite8.EB.10
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Metazeunerite8.EB.10
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Phosphuranylite8.EC.10
    (H
     
    3
    		O)
     
    3
    		KCa(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    7
    		[O|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    4
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Sabugalite8.EB.55
    HAl(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    4
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·16H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Torbernite8.EB.05
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Zeunerite8.EB.05
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Allophane9.ED.20
    (Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    		)(SiO
     
    2
    		)
     
    1.3-2
    		·2.5-3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Boltwoodite9.AK.15
    (K,Na)(UO
     
    2
    		)[HSiO
     
    4
    		] · 0.5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Diopside9.DA.15
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Microcline9.FA.30
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Sepiolite9.EE.25
    Mg
     
    4
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Uranophane9.AK.15
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[HSiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Chalcedony'-
  		• Limonite-
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• 'Psilomelane'-
  		• 'Tourmaline'-


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