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Huskon No. 11 Mine (Charles Huskon #11; Huskon #11), Huskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 45' 13'' North , 111° 17' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.75364,-111.28878
GeoHash:
G#: 9w2g7scbp
GRN:
N24W65
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cameron885 (2016)17.6km
Moenkopi964 (2011)40.2km
Tuba City8,611 (2011)42.6km
Tolani Lake280 (2011)53.6km
Leupp951 (2011)56.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
50603
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50603:9
GUID (UUID V4):
4cc49038-19d0-4488-aeb5-ddcef4f2bd7d


A former U-Cu-Mo mine located in the SE edge sec. 33, T28N, R10E & in sec. 4, T27N, R10E, G&SRM, , 0.4 mile W of the Little Colorado River, on Indian Reservation land. A small past producer located near Cameron.

Mineralization is an U deposit hosted in Late Triassic sandstone of the Shinarump Conglomerate Member of the Chinle Formation. The ore body is 30.48 meters wide and 152.4 meters long. Coffinite, jordisite and uraninite occur in carbonized areas of paleostream channels. Controls for ore emplacement included the carbonized areas of the paleostream channels. Local alteration includes halos of jordisite, hydrous iron oxides, sericitized feldspar with increases of the trace Mo near the ore. Local rocks include rocks of the Chinle Formation.

A carnotite-type rich lens, 500 X 100 feet occurs in arkosic sandstone in a NE-trending channel cut in the upper Shinarump member. Abundant plant remains are present. Some metatorbernite, meta-autunite, uraninite, coffinite, ilsemannite, jordisite, and marcasite are also present.

Workings include surface openings comprised of a 15 foot deep pit.

Production was 2,747 tons of ore @0.12% U3O8 (195?-196?).

High Mo content hampered ore processing.

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10 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
β“˜ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ Ilsemannite
Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O
Colour: Ink-blue
Description: Occurs with marcasite in sandstone as masses & stains.
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Jordisite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Occurs in sandstone with ilsemannite.
β“˜ Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Jordisite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜Ilsemannite4.FJ.15Mo3O8 Β· nH2O
β“˜Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Meta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) Β· nH2O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hβ“˜ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oβ“˜ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Pβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ JordisiteMoS2
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Moβ“˜ JordisiteMoS2
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Uβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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References

USGS MRDS ID #M002406.
USGS Cameron, Arizona, quadrangle 15 minute topo map.
Flagstaff NTMS.
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300 pp.263-280
Hinckley (1957), M.S. Thesis, University of Utah.
Bollin & Kerr (1958), Guidebook for New Mexico Geological Society, 9th. Field Conference F.P. 164-168.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-141 (1959).
Keith (1970), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 182: 103-159, 202-289.
Peirce, H.W., S.B. Keith and J.C. Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 182: Table 1.
[1]Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143. RME-2071: 246.
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
[2](2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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