Etsitty No. 1 Mine (M.O. 5), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache Co., Arizona, USAi
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Etsitty No. 1 Mine (M.O. 5) | Mine |
Taasahdi Dzil | Peak |
Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District) | Mining District |
Apache Co. | Mine |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
Place | Population | Distance |
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Rough Rock | 414 (2011) | 13.5km |
Many Farms | 1,348 (2011) | 21.9km |
Cottonwood | 226 (2011) | 24.1km |
Chinle | 4,518 (2011) | 30.4km |
Chilchinbito | 506 (2011) | 33.9km |
A former surface U-V occurrence/mine located in sec. 10, T33N, R23E, G&SRM, 7.7 km (4.8 miles) NE of Taasahdi Dzil (summit) (coordinates of record) and 1.1 miles SW of Waterfall Spring.
Mineralization is tyuyamunite and metahewettite with clay in pods hosted in Late Cretaceous sandstone. The ore body is podiform with a thickness of 0.3 meter, width of 7.62 meters and a length of 38.1 meters. Local rocks include sedimentary rocks of the Late Cretaceous Mesaverde Group. The carnotite, tyuyamunite, rauvite and meta-hewettite coat grains and cement a highly carbonaceous sandstone interbedded with carbonaceous siltstone in the Toreva Formation.
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of 200 feet of rim stripping, drifting in 2 adit and 5,000 feet of exploratory drilling.
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3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Metahewettite Formula: CaV6O16 · 3H2O Reference: Chenoweth, W.L. (1973), Uranium deposits of NE Arizona, New Mexico Geol. Soc. 24th. Guidebook: 147-148; Pierce, W.H. (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 182: 252-254. |
β Rauvite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O Reference: USGS PP538 |
β Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O Reference: Chenoweth, W.L. (1973), Uranium deposits of NE Arizona, New Mexico Geol. Soc. 24th. Guidebook: 147-148; Pierce, W.H. (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 182: 252-254. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Metahewettite | 4.HE.15 | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
β | Rauvite | 4.HB.40 | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
β | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 40 - HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES | |||
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AB2(XO4)2·xH2O, containing (UO2)2+ | |||
β | Tyuyamunite | 40.2a.26.1 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Group 47 - VANADIUM OXYSALTS | |||
Hydrated Normal Vanadium Oxysalts | |||
β | Metahewettite | 47.3.1.2 | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
Vanadium Bronzes | |||
β | Rauvite | 47.4.4.1 | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
H | β Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
H | β Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
O | β Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
O | β Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Ca | β Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
Ca | β Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
V | β Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
V | β Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
U | β Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
Regional Geology
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Santonian - Coniacian 83.6 - 89.8 Ma ID: 2828851 | Sedimentary rocks of the Late Cretaceous Mesaverde Group Age: Late Cretaceous (83.6 - 89.8 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Mesaverde Group Description: Gray to buff sandstone with interbedded shale and coal. These rocks, which are similar to slightly younger rocks that form Mesa Verde in southwestern Colorado, were deposited on the margin of a shallow sea. Rocks of this map unit host the only large coal deposits in Arizona. (84-88 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:{sandstone,shale,coal} 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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