Cecil Todechenee claim, Cecil Todechenee channel (Channel 21; Tract 2A), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 52' 35'' North , 110° 25' 1'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Kayenta | 5,189 (2011) | 22.0km |
Oljato-Monument Valley | 674 (2016) | 22.6km |
Oljato-Monument Valley | 154 (2017) | 23.5km |
Navajo Mountain | 354 (2011) | 36.8km |
Shonto | 591 (2011) | 37.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
310710
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:310710:5
GUID (UUID V4):
50e2b76c-562b-4d52-9309-3432b523b60a
An U-Cu occurrence/claim located 4.1 km (2.5 miles) E of Skeleton Mesa (coordinates of record). T&R values are not presented for this locality.
Mineralization is an U-Cu channel deposit hosted in Late Triassic sandstone. The ore body in general form is cylindrical log-like masses at a thickness of 0.2 meter and a length of 1.83 meters. Local rocks include rocks of the Chinle Formation.
There was no production as of 1953.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona & Utah
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado Plateau
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- ⭔Navajo Nation Indian ReservationReservation
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