Yip Yip Mine, Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USAi
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Yip Yip Mine | Mine |
Uravan Mining District | Mining District |
Montrose County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 16' 11'' North , 109° 1' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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La Sal | 395 (2011) | 19.9km |
Naturita | 528 (2017) | 40.4km |
Nucla | 702 (2017) | 41.8km |
Spanish Valley | 491 (2011) | 45.1km |
Monticello | 2,069 (2017) | 52.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
38587
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38587:0
GUID (UUID V4):
69dd8c32-4927-4161-a79b-0da3f50ded4e
REF:Deposit:: USGS PROF PAPER 508, 1965
Deposit:: USGS MF-123
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69
Commodities (Major) - Uranium
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Salt Wash Mbr - Morrison Formation
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
β Roscoelite Formula: K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O |
β | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 5-8H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Roscoelite | 9.EC.15 | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
K | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
V | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
V | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
U | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | DC04037 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Paradox BasinBasin
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- Colorado PlateauPlateau
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