A bentonite clay deposit located in the N½ sec. 3, T35N, R28E, G&SRM (??). The USGS MRDS file states that this is an estimated location of unknown precision but may be off several miles (stated accuracy is 10,000 meters). NOTE: The available data apparently places this occurrence W of the Lukachukai Mountains.

Mineralization in bentonite clay hosted in the Late Triassic Chinle formation.

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ⓘ Bentonite

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ⓘ 'Bentonite'

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10056428

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Arizona & Utah
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
  - Colorado Plateau
    - Hopi-Navajo Indian Reservations
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- San Juan County
  - ⭔Navajo Nation ReservationReservation

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References

Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Report 4

Peirce, H.W. (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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