Channel No. 62, Hunts Mesa, Monument Valley Mining District, Navajo Co., Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Channel No. 62 | Channel |
Hunts Mesa | Mesa |
Monument Valley Mining District | Mining District |
Navajo Co. | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
Place | Population | Distance |
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Oljato-Monument Valley | 154 (2017) | 10.4km |
Oljato-Monument Valley | 674 (2016) | 17.5km |
Kayenta | 5,189 (2011) | 22.8km |
Dennehotso | 746 (2011) | 26.1km |
Halchita | 266 (2011) | 32.4km |
A paleochannel occurrence located 5.4 km (3.3 miles) WNW of Hunts Mesa (coordinates of record).
Mineralization is a paleochannel deposit trending N50W at 300 feet wide and 20 feet deep, and filled with medium-grained, lenticular sandstone.
Regions containing this locality
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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β 'Bitumen' Reference: Witkind, I.J. & R.E. Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits in the Monument Valley area, Apache & Navajo Counties, Arizona, USGS Bulletin 1103: 73 & 75 (Table 1). |
β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Witkind, I.J. & R.E. Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits in the Monument Valley area, Apache & Navajo Counties, Arizona, USGS Bulletin 1103: 73 & 75 (Table 1). |
β 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: Witkind, I.J. & R.E. Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits in the Monument Valley area, Apache & Navajo Counties, Arizona, USGS Bulletin 1103: 73 & 75 (Table 1). |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Bitumen' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
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(AB)2(XO4)Zq | |||
β | Jarosite | 30.2.5.1 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
β | 'Bitumen' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
H | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
O | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Norian - Carnian 208.5 - 237 Ma ID: 2967046 | Chinle Formation Age: Late Triassic (208.5 - 237 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Chinle Formation Description: Colorful mudstone, such as in the Painted Desert, and less abundant lenses of sandstone and conglomerate, deposited by a large river system. This unit typically is eroded into badlands topography and contains clays that are prone to shrinking and swelling. (210-230 Ma) Comments: Original map source: Arizona Geological Survey, DI-8 Geologic Map of Arizona, Digital Spatial data for the Geologic Map of Arizona, v. 3.0, edited by S.M. Richard and S.M. Kneale, 2002, 10 p., 2 DOS HD disks. Arc/INFO export file (.e00) format, scale 1:1,000,000. Lithology: Major:{mudstone}, Minor:{sandstone,conglomerate} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
Permian 251.902 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3188526 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 298.9 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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