Whirlwind Mine, Monitor Butte, San Juan County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Whirlwind Mine | Mine |
| Monitor Butte | Table/Butte |
| San Juan County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 14' 51'' North , 110° 26' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oljato-Monument Valley | 674 (2016) | 29.6km |
| Oljato-Monument Valley | 154 (2017) | 36.7km |
| Navajo Mountain | 354 (2011) | 39.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
31456
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31456:2
GUID (UUID V4):
8e5b5e17-6d0e-4f8d-9fe1-19679f838114
An U-V occurrence/mine located in the NW¼SE¼SW¼ sec. 2, T41S, R13E, SLM, on Monitor Butte, on a located claim. APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILES NE OF MONITOR BUTTE. Adit shown and labeled on topo.
Mineralization is hosted in Late Triassic sandstone of the Shinarump member of the Chinle Formation and conglomerate. The ore body is tabular in form, strikes N10E and dips 5NW at a thickness of 1.83 meters, width of 22.86 meters, and a length of 45.72 meters. The depth-to-bottom is 30.48 meters. Controls for ore emplacement included paleochannels and carbonaceous material. Data copied from USGS MRDS deleted record #10252004: length of 61 meters, width of 15 meters and a thickness of 1.2 meters, strike N15E and dip of 5E. Depth to top of 31 meters. Replacement body with a primary mode of origin of other. Primary ore control was lithology. Local alteration include bleaching in sandstone. Local rocks include Permian (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah.
Workings included underground openings with a length of 426.72 meters and an overall depth of 38.1 meters.
Production data are found in: Utah Geology and Mining Survey Study (1973).
Reserve and Resource data are found in: Trimble, L. M. (1977).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tangeite Formula: CaCu(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Tangeite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tangeite | CaCu(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tangeite | CaCu(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tangeite | CaCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| V | ⓘ Tangeite | CaCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tangeite | CaCu(VO4)(OH) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10078622 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona & Utah
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado Plateau
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- Monument Valley Mining DistrictMining District
- ⭔Navajo Nation Indian ReservationReservation
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0490370148
