Horseshoe diatreme occurrence, Wood Chop Mesa, Bidahochi, Hopi Buttes Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Horseshoe diatreme occurrence | Occurrence |
| Wood Chop Mesa | Mesa |
| Bidahochi | Town |
| Hopi Buttes Mining District | Mining District |
| Navajo County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 32' 23'' North , 110° 2' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Cone | 817 (2011) | 7.8km |
| Indian Wells | 255 (2011) | 15.6km |
| Greasewood | 547 (2011) | 16.2km |
| Jeddito | 293 (2011) | 27.6km |
| Steamboat | 284 (2011) | 29.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
310795
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:310795:2
GUID (UUID V4):
5bf25d87-4aff-4869-ac08-5bff5f8d4ba2
An U occurrence located in sec. 25, T25N, R21E and in sec. 30, T25N, R22E, G&SRM, 10.0 km (6.2 miles) N of Wood Chop Mesa (coordinates of record) and 14.6 km (9.1 miles) N of Bidahochi, 12 miles N of Indian Wells Trading Post and 2 miles E of Keams Canyon Road. Geographic coordinates presented are approximate for the boundary between secs. 25 & 30 T25N, R21 & R22E.
Mineralization is an U deposit hosted in "water-laid pyroclastics" as small channel cuts into underlying Bidahochi Formation rocks, on the north rim of a bowl-shaped, depression of explosion breccia and adjacent to vent filling on the SE point of the rim.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Baca BasinBasin
- Black Mesa BasinBasin
- 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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