Too High Mine, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Too High Mine | Mine |
La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District) | Mining District |
Montrose County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 16' 54'' North , 109° 1' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
La Sal | 395 (2011) | 20.3km |
Naturita | 528 (2017) | 39.9km |
Nucla | 702 (2017) | 41.1km |
Spanish Valley | 491 (2011) | 44.9km |
Castle Valley | 342 (2017) | 52.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
117193
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:117193:1
GUID (UUID V4):
3b5dd17e-c96a-42ad-be94-bfee5bf8236a
REF:Deposit:: REF:CRIB,DC04135;MAS FILE REF:COLO. BU. OF MINES 196
Deposit:: REF:USGS PROF PAPER #508 GRADE:2.23% V205,0.34% U30
Deposit:: OP:CARL WEAVER,1968
Commodities (Major) - Uranium, Vanadium; (Trace) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Past Producer
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
β Roscoelite Formula: K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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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 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Roscoelite | 9.EC.15 | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
K | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
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 Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
V | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
U | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Paradox BasinBasin
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
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