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Ilsemannite from
Sun Valley Mine (Jay Rird claims), Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilsemannite
Formula:Mo3O8 · nH2O
Comments:Abundant on walls of older mine workings in uranium deposits in a paleo-stream channel filled with Shinarump conglomerate.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilsemannite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sun Valley Mine (Jay Rird claims), Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256365
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256365:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilsemannite
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘJimmy Boone Mine, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘOrphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
References
Petersen, R.G., et al (1959), An occurrence of rhenium associated with uraninite in Coconino Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 54: 254-267
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 258, 431
 
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