North Slope 2 Mine, San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| North Slope 2 Mine | Mine |
| San Rafael River Mining District | Mining District |
| Emery County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 56' 34'' North , 110° 23' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Green River | 961 (2017) | 20.6km |
| Cleveland | 448 (2017) | 60.2km |
| Elmo | 413 (2017) | 61.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
182901
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:182901:6
GUID (UUID V4):
89fb4810-c36c-427b-8b93-ae540ab507d0
REF:Deposit:: TRIMBLE, L. M. AND H. H. DOELLING, 1976, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL RIVER MINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULLETIN (UNPUBLISHED)
Deposit:: YOUNG, R. G. AND OTHERS, 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN RAFAEL RIVER DESERT MINI
Commodities (Major) - Uranium; (Minor) - Vanadium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Salt Wash Member Of Morrison Formation
Structure: San Rafael Swell, Uinta Basin, Paradox Fold - And Fault Belt, Periodic Folds In Sub - Morrison Sediments
Host Rock: Conglomerate, Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071412 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Paradox BasinBasin
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- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- Green River FormationFormation
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