Valley View Mine, La Sal Quadrangle, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 38° 25' 47'' North , 109° 0' 29'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 38.43000,-109.00806 |
GeoHash: | G#: 9wf6x7yyb |
Locality type: | Mine |
Köppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
See Valley View Mine, La Sal District (Paradox Valley District), Montrose Co., Colorado, USA
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O Reference: UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah |
ⓘ Corvusite Formula: (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O Reference: UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah |
ⓘ Metatyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3-5H2O Reference: UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah |
ⓘ Montroseite Formula: (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) Reference: UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah |
ⓘ Roscoelite Formula: K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah |
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 |
ⓘ | 'Corvusite' | 4.HE.20 | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
ⓘ | 'Metatyuyamunite' | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3-5H2O |
ⓘ | 'Montroseite' | 4.FD.10 | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | 'Roscoelite' | 9.EC.15 | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | |||
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XO(OH) | |||
ⓘ | Montroseite | 6.1.1.4 | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
Group 40 - HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES | |||
AB2(XO4)2·xH2O, containing (UO2)2+ | |||
ⓘ | Carnotite | 40.2a.28.1 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Metatyuyamunite | 40.2a.26.2 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3-5H2O |
Group 47 - VANADIUM OXYSALTS | |||
Hydrated Normal Vanadium Oxysalts | |||
ⓘ | Corvusite | 47.3.2.2 | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Roscoelite | 71.2.2a.4 | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
H | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3-5H2O |
H | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
O | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3-5H2O |
O | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
K | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
K | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3-5H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
V | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
V | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3-5H2O |
V | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
V | ⓘ Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
U | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3-5H2O |
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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Late Jurassic - Late Triassic 145 - 237 Ma ID: 2790967 | Kayenta Fm, Wingate Sandstone, and Chinle Fm Age: Mesozoic (145 - 237 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Kayenta Formation; Wingate Sandstone; Chinle Formation Description: Kayenta Fm: red siltstone, shale, and sandstone. Chinle Fm: red siltstone and sandstone Lithology: Major:{siltstone,shale,sandstone} 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] |
Early Jurassic 174.1 - 201.3 Ma ID: 2179655 | Navajo Sandstone Age: Early Jurassic (174.1 - 201.3 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Navajo Sandstone Description: limestone beds in Navajo Sandstone: Pale-yellowish-gray, very light-brown, and pinkish gray, fine- to medium-grained, massive, cross-bedded sandstone; grains are subrounded to subangular, wellsorted and equant, frosted quartz; conspicuously crossbedded with cross-bed sets that range from 1.5 to 7.5 meters (5-25 ft) in thickness; contains sparse thin lenses of gray sandy limestone and, near the base, lenses of reddish-brown siltstone; lower contact gradational and intertonguing; forms rounded knobs, buttes, and mesa rims marked by a checkered pattern of grooved cross-strata and weathering joints; 24 to 150 meters (80-500 ft) thick, thinning eastward; Lower Jurassic. Reference: Doelling, H.H. Geologic map of the La Sal 30'x60'quadrangle, San Juan, Wayne, and Garfield Counties, Utah and Montrose and San Miguel Counties, Colorado. Utah Geological Survey. [31] |
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