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Branch ranch, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 8' 39'' North , 104° 16' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.14417,-104.26768
GeoHash:
G#: 9wjzgmf9d
GRN:
N24W61
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Santa Rosa2,675 (2017)44.1km
Puerto De Luna141 (2011)47.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
51137
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51137:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 27 T11N R25E. Middle Chinle formation.
Deposit: Discovery year: early 1950's u is associated with carbonized wood.

Deposit type: Sandstone U

Geology: U is associated with carbonized wood fragments in light brown sandstone and in limestone-pebble zones.

Rock formation(s): Chinle


Ore(s): Carbonized Wood Fragments

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘUmohoite4.GC.10(UO2)MoO4 · 2H2O
ⓘTyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘUranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
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HHydrogen
Hⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Hⓘ Umohoite(UO2)MoO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Oⓘ Umohoite(UO2)MoO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Caⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ Umohoite(UO2)MoO4 · 2H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Uⓘ Umohoite(UO2)MoO4 · 2H2O
Uⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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References

Finch, W.I., (1972), New Mexico Geological Society Field Conference Guidebook 23
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