Adolf Maloney No. 2 (Maloney; Adolf Maloney), Wolf Crossing, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Adolf Maloney No. 2 (Maloney; Adolf Maloney) | Mine |
| Wolf Crossing | Hamlet |
| Coconino Co. | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Leupp | 951 (2011) | 30.5km |
| Tolani Lake | 280 (2011) | 32.3km |
| Cameron | 885 (2016) | 43.5km |
An U occurrence / located in secs 23 & 24, T25N, R11E, G&SRM, about 16.7 km (10.4 miles) NNW of Wolf Crossing (town), adjacent to the Amos Chee #1-3 claims. This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database. The geographic coordinates presented are approximate to the cewnter of the boundary between secs. 23 & 24.
Mineralization is an U-V deposit hosted in the lower Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation. Secondary minerals occur in sandstone lenses.
Workings include surface openings comprised of a 75 foot rim stripping and a small open cut.
Production was 24 tons of ore @ 0.07% U3O8; 0.20% V2O5 (1957).
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| Holocene - Gelasian 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 2966913 | Quaternary surficial deposits, undivided Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Description: Unconsolidated to strongly consolidated alluvial and eolian deposits. This unit includes: coarse, poorly sorted alluvial fan and terrace deposits on middle and upper piedmonts and along large drainages; sand, silt and clay on alluvial plains and playas; and wind-blown sand deposits. (0-2 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:{sand,silt,clay} 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] |
| Early Jurassic - Late Triassic 174.1 - 237 Ma ID: 3185972 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Mesozoic (174.1 - 237 Ma) Lithology: Sandstone-conglomerate 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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