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Metanováčekite from
Sue Mine (Anomaly B6-2; Sue claims), Bull Canyon, Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak) area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Metanováčekite
Formula:Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Comments:Individual flakes and as alteration rims 0.2 to 0.5 mm wide on bassetite.
Habit:Individual flakes
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Metanováčekite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sue Mine (Anomaly B6-2; Sue claims), Bull Canyon, Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak) area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256158
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256158:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1969), Geology of Uranium Deposits in the Dripping Spring Quartzite, Gila Co., AZ, USGS PP 595.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 130, 295
 
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