Black Mountain claims (Black Mountain Vanadium claims; Black Vanadium claim; Ray Vanadium claim), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 51' 24'' North , 113° 3' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aguila | 798 (2011) | 14.6km |
| Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 32.4km |
| Congress | 1,975 (2014) | 38.8km |
| Morristown | 227 (2017) | 39.7km |
| Wenden | 728 (2011) | 45.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 32km |
Mindat Locality ID:
44148
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44148:6
GUID (UUID V4):
81cf4a64-d088-40c8-830b-d417e9a73236
‡Ref.: Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1962), Recon. study of uranium deposits in AZ, USGS Bull. 1147-A: A15; Hewett, D.F. (1925), Carnotite discovered near Aguila, AZ, Engr.Mining Jour.: 120: 19; Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona, prepared for US Dept. of Energy; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) "U" file; USGS 15 minute Aguila topo. map; Flagg, F.L., Vanadium Rept. Book I; MRDS files #10027055 & 10234892.
A group of U claims located on the West end of the Vulture Mountains, about 12 miles SE of Aguila. Owned by Mr. Milton Ray of Aguila (1951).
Mineralization is uranium deposits in shaly beds of buff to white, limy bentonitic tuff, from 100 to 200 feet thick. The tuff is exposed along a northwest-trending cuesta that is capped by a mafic lava flow. Underlying the tuff are gneiss and schist cut by pegmatite dikes. The tuff beds strike NW & dip 60º to 65º SW; the steeper dips are caused by slumping. Bedding planes and fracture surfaces are thinly coated with gypsum and a yellow uranium mineral, probably carnotite. Host rock units are the Coconino, Hermit & Supai formations; Redwall limestone.
Workings include shallow prospect pits and trenches.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O Colour: Yellow Description: Thin coatings on bedding planes & fracture surfaces. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: Thin coatings on bedding planes & fracture surfaces. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- Vulture MountainsMountain Range
- Maricopa County
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