The Sun No. 14 Claim is a mine located in Navajo county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,040 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 35.35083, -110.13722
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Sun No. 14 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sun No. 14 Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Navajo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): IN REFERENCE TO "MAIN ORE MINERALS"; THE INDENDITY OF THE URANIUM MINERAL IS NOT APPARENT EITHER MEGASCOPICALLY OR PETROGRAPHICALLY.
References
Reference (Deposit): GABELMAN, J.W., 1955, URANIUM IN LIMESTONE, U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 300, P. 400.
Reference (Deposit): PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN NO. 182, P. 261.
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