Etsitty No. 1 Mine (M.O. 5), Taasahdi Dzil, Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District), Apache County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Etsitty No. 1 Mine (M.O. 5) | Mine |
| Taasahdi Dzil | Peak |
| Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District) | Mining District |
| Apache County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 17' 13'' North , 109° 50' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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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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:
| ⓘ Metahewettite Formula: CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Rauvite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O References: |
| ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| ⓘ | Rauvite | 4.HB.40 | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| ⓘ | Metahewettite | 4.HE.15 | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Metahewettite | CaV6O16 · 3H2O |
| V | ⓘ Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048368 |
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References
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
