Pike Creek Carnotite Group (Kiska; Luck Canyon; Carnotite Group), Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District), Harney County, Oregon, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 34' 59'' North , 118° 32' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
150902
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:150902:4
GUID (UUID V4):
72cb72b3-ac20-4c6c-8360-d35097cb6fd1
REF:Deposit:: CORCORAN, R. E. AND WAGNER, N. S., 1955, PIKE CREEK CARNOTITE GROUP; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT
Deposit:: USAEC PRR. R-21, 1955 , BY C.L. TWITCHELL AND P.N. HALMSTEAD
Deposit:: SCHAFER, MAX, 1956, URANIUM PROSPECTING IN OREGON, 1956:
Deposit:: THE ORE BIN V. 18, NO. 12, P. 102.
Deposit:: MINOR, ET, AL., 1987, USGS MAP MF-1916.
Deposit:: PETERSON, 1958, :THE ORE BIN, P. 117.
Deposit:: PETERSON, N. V., 1969, URANIUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 64, P. 184
Commodities (Major) - Uranium; (Trace) - Mercury
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 155: Volcanogenic U
Host Rock Unit: Pike Creek Formation
Host Rock: Rhyolite, Sedimentary Breccia, Tuff
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
β Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
β 'Limonite' |
β Meta-ankoleite Formula: K2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
β Sabugalite Formula: HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
β Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
β Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O |
β | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O |
β | Meta-ankoleite | 8.EB.15 | K2(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 6H2O |
β | Sabugalite | 8.EB.55 | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 Β· 16H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
H | β Meta-ankoleite | K2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
H | β Sabugalite | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
H | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
H | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
O | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
O | β Meta-ankoleite | K2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
O | β Sabugalite | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
O | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Sabugalite | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
Si | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
P | β Meta-ankoleite | K2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
P | β Sabugalite | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
P | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Meta-ankoleite | K2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
Ca | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
U | β Meta-ankoleite | K2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
U | β Sabugalite | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
U | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
U | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
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