Dog Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dog Mine | Mine |
| McKinley County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 20' 30'' North , 107° 48' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Mateo | 161 (2011) | 15.5km |
| Bluewater Village | 628 (2017) | 20.0km |
| Milan | 3,250 (2017) | 20.4km |
| Grants | 9,239 (2017) | 21.9km |
| San Rafael | 933 (2011) | 26.2km |
Structure: San Mateo Fault A Fracture System Trending N 10-15 W
Tectonics: Chaco Slope
Deposit: The ore occurs in an irregular cluster of deposits. The deposits are largely oxidized redistributed ore along fractures trending N 10 to 15 w.
Geology: The deposit occurs in the poison canyon sandstone of the brushy basin member of the morrison formation.
Rock formation(s): Morrison
Ore(s): A Fracture System Trending N 10-15 W
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Ilsemannite Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Simova, F.G., (1982): Uranium-titanium silicates from the Ambrosia Lake (New Mexico, USA) and Mitterberg (Salzburg, Austria) deposits. Bulgarska Akademia Nauk, Sofia, Doklady: 35(2): 203-206; in: Dunn, P.J., Grice, J.G., Fleischer, M., Pabst, A. (1983): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 68: 1041 |
| β 'UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU' Formula: ~CaU10Si10Ti5O51 Reference: Simova, F.G., (1982): Uranium-titanium silicates from the Ambrosia Lake (New Mexico, USA) and Mitterberg (Salzburg, Austria) deposits. Bulgarska Akademia Nauk, Sofia, Doklady: 35(2): 203-206; in: Dunn, P.J., Grice, J.G., Fleischer, M., Pabst, A. (1983): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 68: 1041 |
| β 'UM1982-19-SiO:TiU' Formula: ~U2Ti4SiO14 Reference: Simova, F.G., (1982): Uranium-titanium silicates from the Ambrosia Lake (New Mexico, USA) and Mitterberg (Salzburg, Austria) deposits. Bulgarska Akademia Nauk, Sofia, Doklady: 35(2): 203-206; in: Dunn, P.J., Grice, J.G., Fleischer, M., Pabst, A. (1983): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 68: 1041 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Ilsemannite | 4.FJ.15 | Mo3O8 Β· nH2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) Β· nH2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU' | - | ~CaU10Si10Ti5O51 |
| β | 'UM1982-19-SiO:TiU' | - | ~U2Ti4SiO14 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| H | β Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU | ~CaU10Si10Ti5O51 |
| O | β UM1982-19-SiO:TiU | ~U2Ti4SiO14 |
| O | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | β Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU | ~CaU10Si10Ti5O51 |
| Si | β UM1982-19-SiO:TiU | ~U2Ti4SiO14 |
| Si | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU | ~CaU10Si10Ti5O51 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU | ~CaU10Si10Ti5O51 |
| Ti | β UM1982-19-SiO:TiU | ~U2Ti4SiO14 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU | ~CaU10Si10Ti5O51 |
| U | β UM1982-19-SiO:TiU | ~U2Ti4SiO14 |
| U | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)RAPAPORT, I., (1963), NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 126-129
HILPERT, L.S., (1969), USGS PP 603, P. 34
HOLMQUIST, R.J., (1970), USAEC RME-172, P. 40
ANDERSON, O.J., (1980), NMBMMR OFR-148
MCLEMORE, V.T., (1983), NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10014547 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Baca BasinBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- San Juan BasinBasin
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- New Mexico
- Grants Mining DistrictMining District
- McKinley County
- Ambrosia Lake Mining Sub-districtMining Sub-district
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