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Mitten No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel, Mystery Valley, Monument Valley, Navajo Indian Reservation, Navajo Co., Arizona, USA
Detailed Mineral List:
| 'Apatite' | ||
| Reference: | Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 135. | |
| Autunite | ||
| Formula: | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 124; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135; Witkind, I.J. (1961), The uranium-vanadium ore deposit at the Monument No. 1-Mitten No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Navajo Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1107-C: 219-242. | |
| Azurite | ||
| Formula: | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 135. | |
| Calcite | ||
| Formula: | CaCO3 | |
| Reference: | Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 135. | |
| Carnotite | ||
| Formula: | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 155; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135; Witkind, I.J. (1961), The uranium-vanadium ore deposit at the Monument No. 1-Mitten No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Navajo Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1107-C: 219-242; Evensen, C.G. & I.B. Gray (1958), Evaluation of uranium ore guides, Monument Valley, AZ & UT, Econ. Geol.: 53: 639-662; Holland, H.D., et al (1958), The use of leachable uranium in geochemical prospecting on the Colorado Plateau-II, The distribution of leachable uranium in surface samples in the vicinity of ore bodies, Econ.Geol.: 53: 190-209. | |
| Chalcanthite | ||
| Formula: | CuSO4 · 5H2O | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 161; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135. | |
| Chalcocite | ||
| Formula: | Cu2S | |
| Reference: | Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 135. | |
| Chrysocolla | ||
| Formula: | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O (x < 1) | |
| Reference: | Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 135. | |
| Corvusite | ||
| Formula: | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O | |
| Description: | Occurs in dark U-V ores. | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 189; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135; Witkind, I.J. (1961), The uranium-vanadium ore deposit at the Monument No. 1-Mitten No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Navajo Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1107-C: 219-242; Evensen, C.G. & I.B. Gray (1958), Evaluation of uranium ore guides, Monument Valley, AZ & UT, Econ. Geol.: 53: 639-662; Holland, H.D., et al (1958), The use of leachable uranium in geochemical prospecting on the Colorado Plateau-II, The distribution of leachable uranium in surface samples in the vicinity of ore bodies, Econ.Geol.: 53: 190-209. | |
| Hewettite | ||
| Formula: | CaV6O16 · 9H2O | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 250; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135; Witkind, I.J. (1961), The uranium-vanadium ore deposit at the Monument No. 1-Mitten No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Navajo Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1107-C: 219-242; Evensen, C.G. & I.B. Gray (1958), Evaluation of uranium ore guides, Monument Valley, AZ & UT, Econ. Geol.: 53: 639-662; Holland, H.D., et al (1958), The use of leachable uranium in geochemical prospecting on the Colorado Plateau-II, The distribution of leachable uranium in surface samples in the vicinity of ore bodies, Econ.Geol.: 53: 190-209. | |
| Malachite | ||
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 135. | |
| Metatorbernite | ||
| Formula: | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 296; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135; Witkind, I.J. (1961), The uranium-vanadium ore deposit at the Monument No. 1-Mitten No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Navajo Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1107-C: 219-242. | |
| Metatyuyamunite | ||
| Formula: | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3-5H2O | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 296; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135; Witkind, I.J. (1961), The uranium-vanadium ore deposit at the Monument No. 1-Mitten No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Navajo Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1107-C: 219-242. | |
| Pyrite | ||
| Formula: | FeS2 | |
| Reference: | Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 135. | |
| Quartz var: Chalcedony | ||
| Reference: | Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 135. | |
| Rauvite | ||
| Formula: | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 352; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135; Witkind, I.J. (1961), The uranium-vanadium ore deposit at the Monument No. 1-Mitten No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Navajo Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1107-C: 219-242; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 78. | |
| Roscoelite | ||
| Formula: | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 357; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135. | |
| Torbernite | ||
| Formula: | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 399; Witkind, I.J. (1961), The uranium-vanadium ore deposit at the Monument No. 1-Mitten No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Navajo Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1107-C: 219-242. | |
| Tyuyamunite | ||
| Formula: | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O | |
| Reference: | Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 135. | |
| Volborthite | ||
| Formula: | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 415; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135. | |
| Zippeite | ||
| Formula: | K4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10 · 4H2O | |
| Reference: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 431; Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), USGS Bull. 1103, Geology & Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: 68, 135; Witkind, I.J. (1961), The uranium-vanadium ore deposit at the Monument No. 1-Mitten No. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Navajo Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1107-C: 219-242. | |
21 entries listed. 18 valid minerals.
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