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J RME-3092 MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS.IN THE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU AND ADJACENT REGIONS Interim Report
By John W•. ·Gruner Lynn Gardiner Deane K. Smith, Jr.
A11gust l, 1954
W'' '"'"''"' OoiO This report has been reproduced with min:!.mu.m alteration directly from manuscript provided the Technical Infqrmation Service in an effort to expedite availability of the informa tion contained herein, The United States Atomic Energy Commission makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or complete ness of the information herein and makes no recommendation concerning it. Reproduction of this information is encouraged by the United States Atamic Energy Commission. Arrangements for your republication of this document in whole or in part should be made with the author and the organization he represents, - 2 - AEC, Oak Ridge, Tenn,-W47139 - 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS I Abstract 7 Introduction and Acknowledgments 7 Explanations of Data 8 UTAH AREAS San Rafael Swell Region Temple Mountain including 10 Fumerole #2 at 11 Flouover11 10 Flat Top Mesa (Shinarump.Mesa) Claims on North Side of Mesa 10 Dripping Springs Wild Horse Claims 12 Wild Horse #32 12 Green Vein Mesa Green Vein #5 Claim 12 Consolidated Mine 13 Pay Day Mine 14 Original Green Vein !.fine 14 Hertz #1 Claim 14 Dolly Mine 14 Muddy River Area Dirty Devil #1 and #2 Claims 15 Dirty Devil #3 and #4 Claims 15 Dirty DeVil #6 Hine 15 Delta Group Hine 15 11 Red Valleyn Lucky Strike Hine 16 Claim immediately west of Lucky Strike Hine 17 Calf Hesa Dexter Claims and Lone Tree Claim 17 Dexter #7 Claim 17 l'ihi te Canyon Region White Canyon Happy Jack Hine 18 Sunrise Claim 20 Gonway Claim 20 Four Aces Claim 20 Jo Mac :tUne 20 lihi te Canyon #1 and #2 Mines 21 - 4- Page Jacob•s Chair Claims 22 Bell Mine 22 Yellovl John Mine 22 Frey Canyon Frey #4 !.fine 22 Deer Flats Hide-out Claim 23 W. N. Claim 24 Dead Bucl<:: Claim 24 Elk Ridge The Notch #l 24 The Notch #5 25 Coral Claim 25 \vooden Shoe Claim 25 Red Canyon Markie Claim 25 Bishon Claim 25 Posey- Group !.fine 26 Jerry Group Claim 26 Inter River Region Bow Knot Area on Green River Denise #l Mine 26 Aileen Claims 27 Colorado River Riggs Claims 27 Sevastopol Claims 27 Other ~Localities Butler -~lash 27 Bonnie Bell Claims 27 Charles T. #2 Claim 27 Oyler Tunnel Claim 27 Poison Spring Canyon 28 Richardson, N. E. of Moab 28 Seven Mile Canyon Shinarump #l and #3 Mines 29 Moab Region Big Indian \'lash Mi Vida 29 School Section #2 30 Indian Creek Cutler Claim 30 Cottonwood Creek 30 - 5 - Silver Reef Chloride Chief Mine 30 Trader Smith 1 s Claims 31 £1arysvale Prospector, Bullion Honarch, Freedom #2 and Buddy Hines 31 ARIZONA AREAS Honument Valley Monument Valley #2 Mine 32 Garnet Ridge 33 Jack Claim 33 Tuba City Hosteen Nez Claim 33 Cameron Huscon #5 Claim and Arro'lv Head #1, #3, and #7 Nines 33 Holbrook Ruth Group 34 Six Miles North of Holbrook 34 Hunt Stinking Springs 34 Hack Canyon Hack Canyon Mine 34 Vermillion Cliffs Cliff Canyon Claim 35 Lukachukai Area Nesa l 35 Hesa 5 36 Cove Nesa 36 Carrizo Mountains Syracuse Group 36 King Tut 36 COLORADO ABEAS Calamity Hesa Small Snot Nine 36 Placerville - Black King (Chinle) #5 Claim 36 - 6 - NE\1 l'-1EXI CO AREAS ' Claims Northvrest of Grants (Todllto formation) 37 Near Grants, north of Todllto Silver Spur Mine 38 Polson Canyon lUne 38 Laguna Jack Pile lUne 39 Woodro1-r Claim 11 Brecc1a" Pipe 39 Near Gallup Desant11Une 39 Appendix 40-48 ) - 7- ABSTRACT This interim report describes the essential mineral associations in uranium deposits, most of which were examined by us during several field seasons. The listings of identifications and occurrences of the minerals make a comparison of the deposits and districts possible and profitable. The pattern of associations and parageneses shows the great similarity of the deposits, notwithstanding the preponderance of vanadium-bearing minerals in one category and sulfides in another. Most deposits listed are in the Shinarump (this in cludes such new designations as Mossback, Monitor Butte and others), and Chinle formations. In Ne~r Mexico the described deposits are in the Todilto and Morrison forma tions. "Black ores 11 , that is unoxidized ones, have become very important lately. They contain uraninite----the term pitchblende being more or less synonymous with it should be dropped----and coffinite, a still problematic black mineral of uranium. The wor~ 11 unoxidized" as used here is not synonymous 'Vri th hydrothermal as some geologists interpret it. It simply means that carbonaceous matter and iron sulfides in the ore reduced the uranium or kept it reduced during deposition. This reduction could have occurred at any stage of geologic history regardless of whether uranium was of a syngenetic origin or was contributed by solutions of magmatic origin. INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Our annual report, Part III, July 1, 1951, to June 30, 1952 (RM0-566) was a compilation of mineral associations in the uranium deposits of the Colorado Plateau and adjacent regions with special reference to the Triassic formations. We have continued our field and laboratory work and, therefore, have been able to expand our compilation considerably. A number of corrections of the old renort have been made and minerals listed as ilunknownn at that time have been in nart correlated with known species. Some doubt still exists~ about some uranium sulfates, which have been designated as meta zippeite I and II. Some unknowns still remain. These are mostly yelloi•l in color and give X-r·ay patterns and optical properties different from recognized species. - 8 - Suggestions by Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Frondel have been of considerable value in classifying some of the minerals. The Trace Elements Laboratory of the United States Geologi- cal Survey has also been of aid in some of the identifications. Where this laboratory's identifications of important findings were reported earlier than ours it is mentioned in these pages. We enjoyed the full cooperation of Dr. Phillip L. Merritt and many other members of the Division of Raw 1-l:aterials of the Atomic Energy Commission during this work. The personnel at Grand Junction, Colorado, especially Drs. Abraham Rosen zweig and c. A. F~sor and Messrs. R. A. Laverty and E. B. Gross have aided us in every possible manner. Many mine operators and foremen have pointed out interesting occurrences to us. F~LANATIONS OF DATA The data are arranged by areas where this is possible. Plus signs are used to designate relative~y important amounts of the mineral. A minus sign indicates small to very small amounts of the species in the deposit. No sign means the amounts cannot be estimated. These estimates ~ in n£ way gu indication of the grade Q! total quantity of ~ in ~ ~ or urosuect. A auestion mark after the name indicates in complete information, usually on account of difficulty of verification by reliable tests on microscopic amounts. Several unknown U-minerals are listed on the basis of their unidentified X-ray patterns and optical properties. Since some of these occur in a number of localities, the X-ray pattern of only one of each has been listed in the appendix. These specimens are starred under locality and in the auuendix for easier reference. Unfiltered Fe radia tion was-used for X-raying. Camera radius- 57.3 mm. Asphaltite, also called thucholite by some investigators, is a carbonaceous material which is different from material that contains identifiable plant structures. It contains U as uraninite in microscopic amounts. If uraninite is submicro scopic or has not been identified as this mineral, the tables just state that U is "high11 in this organic material. There are, of course, numerous llcommon 11 minerals present, like quartz, goethite, hematite, different carbonates, and heavy residuals that are found in all clastic formations. These are not listed. Gypsum while nearly ah;ays present has been mentioned only in some places where it was conspicuous in its associations. - 9 - An appendix has been added to this report ~vhich gives optical data as well as partial powder X-ray patterns for the unkno~m minerals. It is hoped that any person who has previously identified one of these species will let us share in his knov1ledge. The numbers after the specimens are our o~ AE numbers and are given to help to locate a particular specimen where several similar ones were collected from the same locality. - 10 - S.AN RAFAEL ON, UTAH TEMPLE MOUNTAIN, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH South, Middle and North workings have the same mineralization. Most in Shinarump Conglomerate, some in Wingate Sandstone. uraninite in asphaltite - 397 & others zeunerite or torbernite - 408 metatorbernite - 76A carnotite +++ many places carnotite & tyuyamunite (in Wingate) 654 metatyuyamunite (reported by U.s.G.S.) rauvite - 657 uvanite (reported by u.s.G.s.) corvusite - 667 montroseite (in Vanadium King #1) (reported by U.s.G.S.) metahewettite pyrite ++ 424 & many others COVelli te - 'l bornite - ? sphalerite (in Vanadium King #1) - 423,641 galena (in Vanadium King #1) - 641 realgar (in asphaltite and wood) - 75,396,397 sulfur (in carbonized wood, Camp Bird Mine) - 406 unknown, no U, but V, orange red coating- 660,638~ brochantite (middle workings) - - 11- TEMPLE l40UNTAIN (con t I d. ) alunite (in wood) - LflO unknown (olive green incrustation, gives alunogen X-ray pattern} 77 erythrite - asphaltite ++ very high in U (much as uraninite) green clay from calyx hole-quartz-illite 631,914 gray clay-montmorillonite-quartz 418 gray shale-quartz-illite-trace of kaolinite 400 carbonized trees with asphaltite ++ carbonized, in part petrified trees ++ (not much U) petroleum in sandstone, no U +++ montmorillonite and kaolinite 418 & 401 Fumerole fl:2:. at 11 Flouover 11 abernathyite (an arsenate, named and described by U.S.G.S.) + 912,908 realgar + 920 vanadium mineral similar to 638 912b unknown 912a & 912c gypsum and variscite 918e FLAT TOP MESA, S.AN RAFAEL SltiELL, EMERY 'CO'UN~UTAH - In Shinarump conglomerate Claims Q£ North ~ of Mesa torberni te - 687 corvusite ? 687 - lZ - FLAT TOP MESA (cont'd.) Claims 2a North~ of~ (cont 1 d.) • asphaltite, high in U ++ 687 11 fresh 11 asphaltite, mostly in fissures, no U- 688 carbonized wood + petroleum in sandstone - calcite (a.s ball-like concretions in top of Hoenkopi) +++ 686,689 DRIPPING SPFINGS, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH - ~ Horse Claims, 5 miles s. W. of South Wash of Temple Hountain At contact of Moenkopi and Shinarump. autunite + AE-652 phosphuranyli te AE-652 l'lild Horse :fi:.g_ uraninite - 926 quartz and illite in mudstone 924,927 aragonite - 921 GREEN VEIN Jv!ESA, SAN RAFAEL Sl'lELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH All at contact of Moenkopi and Shinarump. Green Vein tJ::i Claim (II Bro~m Throne II) metazeunerite in Moenkopi silt + J82 chalcopyrite - J81 pyrite in :Moenkopi silt + marcasite - J81 halotrichite in veins - J84 - 13 - GREEN m.!1 HESA (cont'd.) Green Vein £2 Claim (cont 1 d.) chalcanthite - gypsum - asphaltite (burns easily but no U) - petrified wood Without U + petroliferous sandstone without U Consolidated Mine schoepite & becquerelite + 372,696 zippeite (orange yellow) + 372 unknown (yellow) 696* johannite - 696 pyrite + chalcocite replacing wood + covellite replacing wood + chalcopyrite - chalcanthite - apparently dehydrating to mineral with 4H2o - (Co,Fe)S04•4H2o (probably from higher hydrate) 696A malachite - azurite - gypsum + gibbsite (very light yellow green crust) 372 asphaltite lenses containing most U + carbonized wood, no U + - 14- GBEEN VEIN 1-IESA (cont 1 d.) Pay Day Mine (in limestone pebble conglomerate) uraninite - 680 metazeunerite - 676,.387 metazippeite II (like 59Y) .387 & 679 pyrite - malachite - brochanti te - 679 carbonized wood - Original Green Vein Mine metazeunerite - .385A au-stained montmorillonite .385 Hertz ~ Claim metatorbernite + 700 Dolly Mine (Co,Fe)S04•6H2o (probably from higher hydrate) + AE-697 carbonized wood + asphaltite - dolomite (by x-rays) - 15 - :t-1UDDY RIVER AREA, SAN BAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UT.AH All at Hoenkopi-Shinarump contact. Dirty Devil £1 and ~ Claims carnotite, very spotty - 391 asphaltite with U - carbonized wood, no U halotrichite veins in Moenkopi shale + 390 gypsum veins in Moenkopi shale + pyrite veins in Moenkopi shale No U with the last three minerals in Moenkopi Dirty Devil ~ and ~ Claims asphaltite Dirty Devil ££ Mine metatorbernite - 395 tyuyamuni te - 394 galena pyrite + asphaltite as cement in conglomerate, rich in U ++ asphaltite in cracks of chert pebbles + carbonized wood + copper in oxidized form in traces + Delta Group Mine, on Muddy River at southern bend of San Rafael Swell At contact of Moenkopi and Shinarump. metabaleyite (like 598) - 956b becquerelite + 684,946,956 - 16 - MUDDY RIVER AREA ( con t • d. ) Delta Group Mine (cont 1 d.) zippei te - 946 carnotite - 682,685,939b,945,942a metatorbernite or metazeunerite + 953,939a,682 similar to uranospinite-uranopilite 953 sphalerite - 948 galena uraninite + 946b, 945 phosphuranylite + probably uranophane - 681 malachite - 940a 11 RED V.ALL1'Y 11 , SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTilE At contact of Moenkopi and Shinarump. Lucky Strike Mine uraninite in asphaltite + 378A metazippeite I + 375 fourmarierite - with galena (only occurrence) 375 rabbitite (reported by u.s.G.s.) galena 375 & others sphalerite - chalcopyrite - pyrite + sphaerocobaltite, CoC03 (pink) - 377 CoS04•6HzO - (from bieberite) 665 bieberite- (reported by U.S.G.S.) - 17 - 9 RED VALLEY 11 ( contl d.) Lucky Strike~ (contld.) asphaltite, very rich ++ asphaltite in fractures in chert pebbles + carbonized wood veined >'ii th asphal ti te + petrified wood, no U + malachite - azur.l.te - Claim immediately ~ Q! Lucky Strike Mine antlerite 9J2a U-minerals still unidentified CALF MESA, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH At contact or-Moenkopi and Shinarump. Dexter Claims ~ Lone Tree Claim zippeite - (very similar) 225 metazeunerite- 226B,905 asphaltite + high in U carbonized wood + (very low in U) chalcocite - replacing wood Dexter til. Claim goldichite coquimbite roemerite halotrichite - 18 - CALF MESA (con t 1 d. ) Dexter £L Claim (cont 1 d.) copia.pi te melanterite a.lunogen fibroferrite butlerite pa.rabutleri te volta.ite cha.lcanthite sulfur \'IHITE CA."JYON REGION, UTAH WHITE CANYON, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH All deposits in-i Shinarum~-like horizon on Moenkopi. Hanny ~lf Mine uraninite ++ replacing wood zippei te + 59 X & 341 uranopilite + 196A,J41,317,514 johannite + 59X,l97,522 & 519 metazeunerite - 61A torbernite or zeunerite - 511 & 508 schoepi te - 62A ' unknown (bright yellow, U-ml.) 514B* metazippeite II + 59Y*,62c - 19 - 1'/HITE CANYON ( cont' d.) Haupy ~ ~ (cont 1 d.) unknovm (yellow, U-ml.) - l96A*,.523A metazippeite I + 197A,517*,520,523B,561 unknown (yellow, U-ml.) - .507B* sabugalite (Al-autunite) - 341 unknown (yellow, >'laxy U-ml., amorphous) - 5.31 goethite, rich in U ge rsdo rff i te - 60 chalcocite + replacing wood chalcopyrite ++ replacing wood covel1ite ++ replacing wood bornite ++ replacing wood pyrite ++ replacing wood sphalerite - (with carbonized wood) .513 erythrite - 511 an tle rite ++ gypsum ++ cyanotrichite (blue, not available· anymore) .59 chalcanthite ++ ilsemannite - blue Mo-oxysulfate jarosite + .513 barite - .509,517 (Co,Fe)S04•4H2o (not described before) - .572B MgS04•6HzO (not described before) - .510 - 20 - \'/HI 'l'E CANYON ( o on t' d. ) Happy Jack Mine (oont 1 d.) siderotil- FeS04•5H20 (reported by U.s.G.S.) carbonized wood, little if any U + 504,505,507,509 sulfur - 528b,c kaolinite 501 Sunrise Claim, East of Happy Jack lUne metazeunerite + 533 uranophane variety (like 105*, Marysvale, 180*) + 353,533D phosphuranylite ? 533C Gom;ay Claim metatorbernite - metazeuneri te + 756 phosphuranylite (reported by u.s.G.s.) unknown like 679,578, etc. (yellow U-ml.) 755 malachite 752 alunite 751 Four Aces Claim, 4 miles N. w. of Happy Jack Mine No U-minerals found malachite ++ azurite ++ carbonized wood ++, no U Jo Mao Mi~, 8 miles N. E. of Hite near Colorado River metazeunerite - 557 unkno~m (pale ye llo'l-r U-ml. ) - 560* - 21- ~rHITE CANYON (contld.) Jo MacHine (contld.) carbonized wood with asp hal ti te ? (very high U) - · 558 & 556 gypsum veins ++ White Canyon ~ and ~ Mines uranini te (reported by u.s. G. s. ) uranophane variety + (like 105*, Na~svale, & 180*,.353,334) 183 metatorbernite - goethite, rich in U and copper 73 opal, yellow - chalcopyrite - johannite - pyrite - chalcocite ? very fine-grained covellite - 990 malachite + bornite - 990 azurite + cuprite - jarosite + kaolinite muscovite petrified wood + carbonized wood - 22 - WHITE CANYON (cont 1 d.) Jacob's Chair Claims, North side of White Canyon metazeuneri te + 540 white nodules, an unknown Al-sulfate 542 Bell Nine uranophane + (like Grants, N. N.) 352 azurite + 552 malachite with hidden U mineral + 555 goethite, very high U + 555 wood replaced by oxidized Fe & Cu mls. Yellow John~ uranophane + (like Grants, N. M.) 351 chalcopyrite) _ bornite 550 malachite + 551 FREY CANYON, TRIBUTARY OF \VHITE CANYON, §!:H. JUAN COUNTY, UTAH - Frey t1!± Mine uraninite - replacing wood becquerelite & schoepite (like 205G, Fruita) 329B cuprosklodowski te + 355 zippeite - 354 johannite (reported by U.S.G.S.) metatorbernite - 327 unkno~m (yello'lv) U-ml., poor pattern 329 - 23 - FREY CAifTON (cont1 d.) Frey #4 ~fine (cont1 d.) unlmovm (yellow) U-ml., almost no X-ray pattern J29A ailtatone-quartz-kaolinite?-illite 328 chalcocite ++ replacing wood covellite + replacing wood chalcopyrite pyrite jordisite ? 547 malachite azurite erythrite - jarosite ++ ilsemanni te Mo-oxysulfate 547 kaolinite 547 DEER FLATS, NORTH OF WHITE CANYON, SAN ~ 'CCiifi'fTY, UTAH Hide-out Claim uraninite (reported by u.s.G.S.) baileyite + (first reported by U.S.G.S.) 588 schroeckingerite + 588 bornite - replacing wood, loll in U chalcopyrite - replacing wood, low in U chalcocite+ (first reported by u.s.G.s.) pyrite + replacing wood, low in U - 24- DEER FLATS (cont 1 d.) Hide-out Claim (cont•d.) carbonized wood +, low in U malachite + azurite + lf• N.• Claim metatorbernite and torbernite 344 unknown (yellow) U-ml., watersoluble 367 unknown (light green) no U, watersoluble 367 unknown (pink) Co-ml., watersoluble 367 jarosite and gypsum ++ boothite CuS04•7H20 367 alunogen Alz(S04) 3•12.5-18Hz0 367 Dead Buck Claim bornite - replacing wood in part chalcopyrite replacing wood in part No U-ml. visible m RIDGE The Notch fl, 8 miles N. of Bear1 s Ears uraninite - pyrite - white efflorescence (MgS04•6HzO, not described in literature) + 586 asphaltite (with uraninite) 584 carbonized 'I'TOod - 25 - ELK RIDGE (contld.) The Notch £2, in Moenkopi carbonaceous material Coral Claim baileyite - 827 swartzite - 827 Wooden ~ Claim alunite+ (first reported by u.s.G.s.) 592 malachite + 593 RED CANYON, SOUTH OF IVHITE CANYON, SAN JUAN OOuNTY, UTAH - J.farkie Claim, 2 miles west of Posey Group uraninite (reported by u.s.G.s.) metatorbernite or metazeunerite - 571 pyrite ++ replacing wood 566 chalcopyrite + replacing wood 566 chalcan thi te + 335 antlerite 336A gypsum ++ asphaltite - carbonized wood, some U 567 Bishon Claim uranophane variety + (like 105*,180*,353,183) 334 phosphuranylite ? - 26 - RED CANYON (cont 1 d.) Posey Group Mine uranophane variety -t (like 105* 11arysvale) 175A,l80* phosphuranylite (first reported by U.S.G.S.) goethite + high in U chalcocite + replacing wood 564,570 bro chan tit e 174A malachite + 174A azurite + copper oxid.e (black) + ( 11 copper pitch11 ) carbonized >vood -t- 564 becquerelite (reported by U.S.G.S.) cupros..".:lodovrskite (reported by U .S.G.S.) Jerry Group Claim metazippeite II 577A & 578 INTER RIVER REGION BOvT .!iliQ.1 AREA, ON GREEN RIVER, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH Denise No. 1 Mine, in Shinarump Conglomerate nei·r black uranous arseno-silicate (first mentioned by U.S.G.S.; from Lumsden Canyon, La Sal Htns., Colo.) 463 & 464 bassetite (reported by U.S.G.S.) uraninite + 463,966a,963,971 970a metatorbernite-metazeunerite 970b - 27 - ~KNOT AREA (cont 1 d.) Aileen Claims, West Bank, 500 ft. N. of ferry metazippeite II - 972a unkno>vn Cu mineral - 972b COLORADO RIVER Riggs Claims schroeckingerite - 879 Sevastopol Claims Specimen obtained from C. A. Rasor schroeckingerite 471 OTHER UTAH LOCALITIES BUTLER WASH, 1.2. mile12_ §.Qllth of BLANDING, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH BONNIE BELL CLAIMS, EAST OF JENSEN, UINTAH COUNTY, UTAH In 11 Mesa Verde 11 sandstone autunite 217 CHARLES X• ft2 CLAil-1, .§_. )!;_. ~ J. B. Crowley, proprietor Picked from dump at lo!onticello Concentrating Plant. tyuyamunite 256 unusually well crystallized OYLER TUNNEL CLAIM, §.• )!;_. OF FHUITA, \'lAYNE COUNTY, UTAH Contact of Moenkopi and Shinarump. uraninite (reported by u.s.G.s.) schoepite - 207A - 28 - OYLER TUNNEL CLAI~ (cont 1 d.) becquerelite & schoepite (like 329B, Frey #4) 205G sklodowskite - 205A metazippeite (reported by U.s.G.S.) alunite ++ in Moenkopi and Shinarump 204 & 206 johannite (reported by U.S.G.s.) lepidocrocite FeO(OH) rare mineral 204 gypsum ++ no sulfides basic copper sulfates - Moenlwpi shale is greatly altered by waters carrying H2so4. POISON SPRING CANYON, GARFIELD COUNTY (South of Hanksville), UTAH Specimens from T. 'If. Oster. metaautunite (maybe isomorphous with saleeite) 285 jarosite 285 mica with green Cu stain 472 RICHARDSON, NORTHEAST OF HOAB, GRAND COUNTY, UTAH carnotite ? metatyuyamunite 246* calciovolbarthite 245 conichalcite (first reported by u.s.G.s.) 246 - 29 - SEVEN MILE CANYON, NORTH OF ~' GRAND COUNTY, UTAH At contact of Moenkopi and Chinle. Mostly limestone pebble conglomerate. Shinarump itl_ and '/t2.. Mines uranini te + (first reuorted by A. Rosenzv1eig, A. E. C. ) - tyuyamunite - schroeckingerite + 486 unknown, yello>-', like 375 Lucky Strike, and 517* Happy Jack 2 unknown, similar to becquerelite (yelloi-r crystal incrustations and rosettes) 482 & 483* carnotite 48J metazippeite II lA chalcocite - 1 galena - in joint planes of limestone J24 pyrite ++ malachite azurite carbonized wood + calcite ++ lithiophorite on calcite 482 MOAB REGION BIG INDIAN~ Hi Vida, !:!• Jl!• of Honticello uraninite ++ 762 tyuyamunite ++ 769 montroseite ++ 767 - 30 - BIG INDIAN WASH (cont'd.) Mi Vida (cont 1 d.) montroseite, coloring sandstone black 786 sphalerite - greenockite (reported by Laverty and Gross, Grand Junction, Colo. Very unusual occurrence.) galena - pyrite ++ goethite + 772 barite - doloresite (reported by U.S.G.S.) School Section ~ carnotite + 783 INDIAN CREEK Cutler Claim metatorbernite-metazeunerite - 806 Cottonwood Creek metazippeite I - 816 SILVER REEF, LEEDS, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH In sandstone equivalent to Chinle formatiOn. Chloride Chief ~ tyuyamunite 224B calciovolbarthite 224 malachite petrified wood - 31- TRADER SMITH 1 S CLAIMS, 15 miles ~ of Cisco, GRAND COUNTY, UTAH Specimen in Saltwash formation. Obtained from c. A. Rasor. schroeckingerite 470 MARYSVALE, PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH All minerals in igneous rocks. Prospector, Bullion Monarch, Freedom ~ and Buddy Mines uranini te ++ 111 & others uranophane variety ++ 38,42,105*,129,432 beta-uranotile (reported by Hamilton & Kerr) autunite ) ++ metaautunite 129 metatorbernite - 129A schroeckingerite + uranopili te - 432 unknown (orange, not a U-ml.) 116 pyrite +++ jordisite - (MoS2) ilsemannite + Mo-oxysulfate fluorite +++ gearksutite (pale blue) Al(F,OH)3•CaF2·H2o fluellite alunite pyrolusite clay minerals lithiophorite (Co,Mn) 138 opal (yellow) - .32 - ARIZONA AREAS MONUMENT VALLEY, NAVAJO COUNTY Monument Valley ~ ~ At contact of DeChelly and Shinarump. uraninite +(first reported by u.s.G.s.) 71.5 & 717 becquerelite (reported by U.S.G.s.) fourmarierite (reported by u.s.G.s.) uranophane (reported by u.s.G.s.) carnotite ++ metazeunerite - 721 uvanite - 446 rauvite (reported by u.s.G.s.) gummite-like ml. No X-ray pattern 71.5,717 tyuyamunite ++ 447,442, & others metatyuyamunite + 722A,71.5 corvusite (reported by u.s.G.S.) roscoelite - ? navajoite (reported by u.s.G.s.) metahewettite ++ steigerite (reported by U.S.G.S.) hewettite ? 446 fernandini te + 440 li thiophori te - (Co, Mn) 44.3 & 44.3A kaolinite 19 mica (muscovite-illite) ++ - JJ - MONUMENT VALLEY (cont 1 d.) Monument Valley #2 JUne (cont1 d.) alunite, green and white, in veins 44JB,452A petrified wood + barite + quartz +unknown yellow ml. on surface 446 & others Garnet Ridge, near Dinnehotso tyuyamuni te ? ~Claim (Charles Keyes) metaautunite ++ in conglomerate 255 TUBA CITY, NAVAJO COUNTY Hosteen Nez Claim Specimenreceived from T. w. Oster. uraninite in pyrolusite 286 metatyuyamunite 286 CAMERON Huscon £2 Claim and Arrow Head #1,~, and Z Mines !a Chinle formation uraninite (first reported by A. Rosenzweig, A. E. C.) 748 metatorbernite-metazeunerite + 862,872 unknown (yellow U-mineral) sulfate like 517, etc. - 871 sabugalite 869 sphaerocobaltite - 865 jarosite ++ kaolinite-montmorillonite 875 - 34- HOLBROOK ~ Group 1£ Chinle formation uraninite - 851 coffinite - 851 metatorbernite-metazeunerite + 856 unknown (yellow U-mineral) like 517, etc. + 843 montmorillonite-quartz 852 Six Miles North of Holbrook (Hills consisting of Chinre-formationr- becquerelite - 857 black unknown - 857 quartz-montmorillonite-kaolinite 858 ---HUNT, ARIZ. Stinking Springs (in Chinle formation) uraninite - 845 coffinite ? 845 montmorillonite ++ 844a,845b HACK CANYON, MOHAVE COUNTY Hack Canyon Mine, south of Fredonia In Hermit-Coconino formations metatorbernite + 22A & 23A torberni te + 230B tyuyamunite 22B unknolm (yello1•, like 2,197, 375, 517*) 230B - J.5 - HACK CANYON (con tl d.) ~Canyon Mine (cont 1 d.) erythrite covellite 22A malachite 22A azurite llQ. asphaltite llQ. wood VERMILLION CLIFFS, COCONINO COUNTY Cliff Canyon Claim, .5 miles west of Navajo Bridge All in Chinle formation carnotite pyrolusite (polianite) ++ manganite hausmanni te - petrified wood ++ LUKACHUKAI ABEA Mesa 1. metatyuyamunite .599,.594 pascoite (reported by U.S.G.S.) melanovanadite .59 .5 hummerite (reported by U.S.G.S.) rossite metarossite - )6 - LUKACHUKAI AREA (cont 1 d.) Mesa :2_ melanovanadite ~ Mesa, northernmost prospect metatyuyamunite CARRIZO MOUNTAINS Syracuse Group metatyuyamunite 61),614 metatyuyamunite 611,610 COLORADO AREAS CALAMITL MESA AREA, MONTROSE COUNTY, COLORADO Small Spot Mine In Salt \'lash formation coffinite in carbonized wood rauvite (reported by u.s.G.S.) PLACERVILLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO Black King (Chinle) £:2. Claim In Dolores formation uraninite in asphaltite 161,162,16J,l64A,l66 metatorbernite - 170 roscoelite (rePorted by u.s.G.S.) sphalerite - - 3? - PLACERVILLE (con tIc.• ) Black KinR; (Chinle) tf2 Claim (cont1 d.) chalcopyrite pyrite tetrahedrite - jo:cdisi te (~ros 2 )? - ilsemanni te - Ho-oxysulfate chrome mica (fuchsite) ++ in fault plane 171 erythrite malachite azurite barite calcite in veins asphaltite lenses with U in fault zone as well as in nearly horizontal limestone beds near by. NEW HEXICO AREAS REGION BETWEEN GALLUP AND LAGUNA IN HcKINLEY & VALENCIA COUNTIES CLAH!S NOP.TH\iEST OF GRANTS All minerals in Todil to -·formation unless stated o the rvii se. uraninite 279A,468,469 tyuyamunite +++ 259,263A,266B, & others carnotite +++ 266A, 2?2A, & others uranoohane ++ 258,260,2?4, & others - 38 - CLAIHS NORTHWEST OF GRANTS ( cont• d.) beta-uranotile - 278A,283A metatyuyamunite, in Suwrrerville just above Todilto 729' 731 & 479 fluorite 259' 278,298 marcasite in vugs pyrite 259' 468, 469 galena - 1008 psilomelane montmorillonite group ++ 281 & others Note_ The deposits in the Harrison (\'lestv;ater Canyon and Brushy Basin) above the Todilto formation in the Grants district seem to contain little carnotite. Metaautunite and metatyuyamunite have been identified in numel'ous places. See belo;-;. NEAF, GRANTS, North of Todil to Silver Snur !·lin~, northviest of Grants, north of Haystack Butte, in Dakota sandstone metatyuyamunite 724 carbonaceous material Poison Canyon Hine, northvrest. of Grants in \'lestv:ater Canyon formation metaautunite in shale (not schroeckingerite as thought) 733A & 733C metatyuyamunite + 733B pyrite in black ore + 732 galena in black ore - 732 probably carbonaceous material in black ore + 732 - 39 - LAGUNA Jack Pile Mine, 8 miles north of Laguna, Westwater ------Canyon formation coffinite (good pattern) 1019 uranophane + 740 carnotite (reported by u.s.G.s.) tyuyamunite (reported by U.S.G.S.) metatyuyamunite + 737 petrified trees ++ carbonaceous material + Woodrow Clai!! 11 Breccia 11 Pipe, near Jack Pile l>fine coffinite + 1024A metaautunite + 1024 novacekite (reported by u.s.G.s.) pyrite ++ 1024 carbonaceous material + NEAR GALLUP Desanti Mine, 6 miles east of Gallup, New Nexico metaautunite + 743' 744 metatyuyamunite + 742 uranophane variety (yello;; U-ml. like 105*, 180*) - 743 carbonaceous shale vii th fossil plants + - 40 - APPENDIX The X-ray powder patterns (unfiltered Fe radiation, camera radius 57·3 mm.) and the optical properties for the unknown species which are starred in the text are given below. The lines of the po'l'ider patterns with d (1. 70 are not listed, as they are of little diagnostic value here. As many as nine specimens from an eaual number of different loce.lities ~;ill have identical patterns with only minor differences in intensities. The optical pro perties are far from complete but are the best obtainable considering the extremely small grain sizes of the minerals. - 41- Metazippeite II ?: 59Y*,62c Happy Jack Mine lA Seven Mile Canyon .387 & 679 Pay Day (Green Vein Mesa) 577A,578 Jerry Group, Red Canyon 755 Gonway Claim 956b Delta Group Happy Jack Mine ~ ! .9: ! 6.53 2 2.951 2 6.77 10 2 • .5J5 F 6.37 2 2.446 1 5.47 2 2 • .341 F 4.75 1 2.252 1-2 4 • .327 F 2.208 1 .3·961 F 2.123 F .3·720 1 2.046 1 3·555 2 1.939 1 3·391 6-7 1.894 2 J.l15 1 1.818 1 2.965 2 1.758 2 62c nX = 1.655 Spherical balls of radiating acicular nY = 1. 660 crystals; pale yellow, nonfluorescen t; nZ = 1.680 silky. lA nX = 1.64 Radiating tufts, yellow nZ = 1.67- Biaxial 1.68 Length slow? - 42- Uranophane variety: 105* Marysvale, Utah 18o•• Posey Group, Red Canyon, Utah 334 Bishop Claim, Red Canyon, Utah 183 White Canyon #1 & #2, Utah 353 Sunrise Claim, White Canyon, Utah 743 Desanti Mine, Gallup, New Mexico 105* 180* d I §, I §, I 8.72 2 8. 84 2-3 3.281 F 7-98 10 7.96 10 3.101 3 4.22 2-3 6.94 F 2. 887 3 3·99 2 5. 88 F 2· 755 F 3.81 2 5.039 1 2.677 F 3-358 3 4. 56 1 2. 615 1 3-088 5 4.23 2 2. 579 1 2. 880 5 4. 00 3-4 2. 445 1 2.566 lb 3. 839 2 2.152 1 2. 442 1 3.638 F 2.089 2 2·139 1 3-381 2 2.015 1 2.075 1 1·977 1 2.001 F 1.881 F 1.883 1 1.810 F 105* nX = 1.675-1.680 Dull yellow, acicular to fibrous. & nY = 1.72-1.73 Faint yellow fluorescence in some. 180* nZ = 1.76-1.77 Z = elongation x and y = very light yellow Z = very light greenish yellovJ, almost colorless Somewhat different from uranophane proper. - 43- 196A - Hapny ~ ~ .9: I 9· 53 10 8. 4o 1 4. 72 2 4. 22 1 ].78 F J. 437 10 J. 060 2 2. 829 3 2. 724 2 2.206 F 2.172 F 2.116 F 2.733 1 1.710 F nX"' 1.62-1.63 Yello Unknmvn: 483* Seven Nile Can0ron d I d I 7.87 2 2.312 F 7.050 10 2.165 F 3.96 1 2.049 1 3.56 5 1.969 2 3.48 2 1.939 2 3.147 6 1.774 1 2.775 F 1.750 1 2. 501 2 1.695 1 2.375 F 1. 648 1 nX = 1.720 Yellm,; {slightly orange) crystal incrustations. nY • 1.89 Rosettes of platy crystals, commonly tv1inned; no fluorescence. nZ = 1.920 Pleochroism: X = colorless Y = Z = yellovt Unknovm: 507B Happy Jack Hine d I d l. 10.08 10 2.165 3 5.12 8 2.046 2 4.60 F 1,925 4b 3.88 1 1.817 3 3.48 3 1.750 3b 3.427 6 1.711 1 2.912 2b 1,664 3 n 1.58 Light yellow, minute clusters of prismatic = crystals. LovJ birefringence. - 45- Unknown: AE-514B Happy Jack 1-iine d ! 8. 43 10 4.15 3·97 2 3· 49 3 3.J5 2 3·126 lb 2.845 2 ,, 2.665 F 2.165 1 2. 133 1 1.903 1 lo733 1 nX = 1. 61 Bright yellow, ball-like clusters of prismatic nY = 1. 61+ crystals; not fluorescent. nZ = 1.63 Pleochroism: not detectable. - 46 - Metazippeite I (called Betazippeite by Weeks & Thompson) Unlmovm: 517*,197A,507A,520,523A,561 Happy Jack Mine 2 Seven Mile Canyon 375 Lucky Strike 230B Hack Canyon 871 Cruneron, Arrowhead #7 816 Cottonwood Creek, Shey Mtn. d I 9,. ! 8. 04 4 2.524 4 7· 26 10 2. 418 1 4.n 1 2. 327 1 3-99 1 2.252 3 3.84 F 2.206 3 3· 638 7 2.ll5 5 J.p 3.484 7 lo993 ' 3·151 8 1.953 1 2. 855 4 1.746 4 2.665 4 1.698 5 517* nX = lo 63 Bright yellow powdery crust (fluoresces nY = 1.67 light yellow green). nZ = 1.68 Pleochroism: Yellow to almost colorless. 197A nX = 1.66? Very small yellow grains. nZ = lo 72 230B nX = 1.65 Very small yellow grains (fluoresces yello'lv nZ = 1.71 green). Pleochroism: Almost colorless = nX, yellow = nz. 520 nX = 1.665 Very small xls. (fluoresces yellow green). nY = 1.68 Pleochroism: Yellow to almost colorless. nZ = 1. 685 375 nX = 1.64 Very small yellow grains (fluoresces nY = yellow green). nZ = 1. 68 Pleochroism: Yellow to slmost colorless. - 47 - Unknown: 560* Jo Hac Nine 9:. ! d ! 11.78 3 2. 791 1 10.36 10 2. 727 F 5.38 6 2. 621 1-2 4. 84 1 2. 511 F 4. 46 1 2. 318 1 {' 4. 25 F 2. 214 F 3· 958 F 2.061 F 3.690 F 2.029 F 3.615 1 1.939 1b 3. 2L;4 4 1. 849 F 2.967 1dbh 1. 804 l nX = 1.57- Aggregates of pale ye11o>v, short prismatic nY = 1.57+ crystals. nZ = 1.58- No fluorescence. Very low birefringence. - 48 - Unknown: 696 Consolidated Nine, San Rafael Swell ~ ! 9·99 lbroad 9·05 8 7o]8 2 4.65 7 4. 25 1 J.744 Fbroad ].]62 4 J.OJ3 7 2.8]8 F 2.762 F 2· 472 F 2.1]1 1 2.070 1 nX = 1.610 Yellow, stubby prismatic crystals, no fluorescence. nY = 1.670 Pleochroism: YellO"I'/ to colorless. Unknown: 638 Vanadium King #1 Hine, Temple 1>1ountain Not a U mineral d ! 7· 43 F 4. 21 7 ].78 6 ].51 8 ].]] 1 ].009 10 2. 808 4 2. 680 (broad 1.947 2--broaCI. Orange red crust in fissures in sandstone. Indices higher than 2.00. Soluble with difficulty in hot HCl.