Seth-La-Kainent, Bidahochi, Hopi Buttes Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA i
Regional Level Types
Seth-La-Kainent Occurrence
Bidahochi Town
Hopi Buttes Mining District Mining District
Navajo County County
Arizona State
USA Country

An U-Ca occurrence located in the NE¼NW¼ sec. 24, T24N, R21E, G&SRM, 7.1 km (4.4 miles) N of Bidahochi and 7.7 km (4.8 miles) NNE of Indian Wells, at/near Seth-La-Kai diatreme.

Local rocks include rocks of the Glen Canyon Group.

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Uranium

List of minerals for each chemical element

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Baca BasinBasin
Black Mesa BasinBasin
Colorado PlateauShield

North America Plate

Great Plains DomainDomain

USA

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

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References

Gregory, H.E. (1917), Geology of the Navajo Country - A reconnaissance of parts of Arizona, New Mexico & Utah, USGS Professional Paper 93: 88.

Gabelman, J.W. (1955), Uranium in limestone, USGS PP 300: 400-401.

Lowell, J. David (1956), Occurrence of uranium in Seth-La-Kai diatreme, Hopi Buttes, Arizona, American Journal of Science: 254: 404-412.

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.179-185

U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040170150.

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

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