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Ilsemannite from
Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilsemannite
Formula:Mo3O8 · nH2O
Comments:Dispersed, powdery, fine-grained material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilsemannite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:244432
Long-form Identifier:1:3:244432:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilsemannite
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘFry No. 4 Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘBlue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
95.8km (59.5 miles) ⓘKing Edward Mine, Elk Ridge Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
97.8km (60.8 miles) ⓘKing James - Virgene Mine, Elk Ridge Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
98.5km (61.2 miles) ⓘHappy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
Witkind, I.J. & R.E. Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits of the Monument Valley area, Apache and Navajo Cos., AZ: 117.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.258
 
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