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Geochemical and mineralogical analyses of uranium ores from the Hack II and Pigeon deposits, solution-collapse breccia pipes, Grand Canyon region, Mohave and Coconino Counties, Arizona, USA

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1984
End Date
2020

Citation

Van Gosen, B.S., Benzel, W.M., Kane, T.J., and Lowers, H.A., 2020, Geochemical and mineralogical analyses of uranium ores from the Hack II and Pigeon deposits, solution-collapse breccia pipes, Grand Canyon region, Mohave and Coconino Counties, Arizona, USA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VM6GKF.

Summary

This data release compiles the whole-rock geochemistry, X-ray diffraction, and electron microscopy analyses of samples collected from the uranium ore bodies of two mined-out deposits in the Grand Canyon region of northwestern Arizona—the Hack II and Pigeon deposits. The samples are grab samples of ore collected underground at each mine by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) during the mid-1980s, while each mine was active. The Hack II and Pigeon mines were remediated after their closure, so these data, analyses of samples in the archives of the USGS, are provided as surviving, although limited representations of these ore bodies. The Hack II and Pigeon deposits are similar to numerous other uranium deposits hosted by solution-collapse [...]

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Reclaimed site of Pigeon mine.png
“Former mine site of Pigeon mine, July 2012. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck, USGS”
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Pigeon mine ore.jpg
“Sample of Pigeon deposit ore (sample 85-HJW-9)”
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Bibliography_Hack Canyon mines_Pigeon mine_publications.pdf
“Bibliography of Hack Canyon and Pigeon deposits publications”
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Hack_II_Pigeon_deposits_rock_samples_chemistry.csv
“Geochemical analyses of samples in csv format”
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Hack_II_Pigeon_deposits_rock_samples_chemistry.xlsx
“Geochemical analyses of samples in xlsx format”
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Hack_II_Pigeon_deposits_rock_samples_chemistry_DataDictionary.csv
“Data dictionary for geochemical data in csv format”
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QA_QC.xlsx
“Quality analyses/quality control assessment of geochemical analyses”
29.62 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Hack_II_Pigeon_deposits_rock_samples_XRD_Scans.csv
“X-ray diffraction data (scans) in csv format”
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Hack_II_Pigeon_deposits_rock_samples_XRD_Scans.xlsx
“X-ray diffraction data (scans) in xlsx format”
695.69 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Hack_II_Pigeon_deposits_rock_samples_XRD_Scans_DataDictionary.csv
“Data dictionary for X-ray diffraction data (scans) in csv format”
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Hack_II_Pigeon_deposits_rock_samples_XRD_mineralogy.csv
“Interpretation of X-ray diffraction data in csv format”
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Hack_II_Pigeon_deposits_rock_samples_XRD_mineralogy.xlsx
“Interpretation of X-ray diffraction data in xlsx format”
13.32 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Hack_II_Pigeon_deposits_rock_samples_XRD_mineralogy_DataDictionary.csv
“Data dictionary for interpretation of X-ray diffraction data in csv format”
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Sample_84-HJW-2_slide 1_SEM_EDS.pdf
“Mineralogy interpretations of SEM-EDS spectra for sample 84-HJW-2_slide 1”
1.39 MB application/pdf
Sample_84-HJW-2_slide 2_SEM_EDS.pdf
“Mineralogy interpretations of SEM-EDS spectra for sample 84-HJW-2_slide 2”
1.8 MB application/pdf
Sample_84-HJW-3A_SEM_EDS.pdf
“Mineralogy interpretations of SEM-EDS spectra for sample 84-HJW-3A”
1.48 MB application/pdf
Sample_84-HJW-3B_SEM_EDS.pdf
“Mineralogy interpretations of SEM-EDS spectra for sample 84-HJW-3B”
1.27 MB application/pdf
Sample_84-HJW-7E_SEM_EDS.pdf
“Mineralogy interpretations of SEM-EDS spectra for sample 84-HJW-7E”
1.56 MB application/pdf
Sample_84-HJW-10_SEM_EDS.pdf
“Mineralogy interpretations of SEM-EDS spectra for sample 84-HJW-10”
3.04 MB application/pdf
Sample_84-HJW-12_SEM_EDS.pdf
“Mineralogy interpretations of SEM-EDS spectra for sample 84-HJW-12”
1.32 MB application/pdf

Purpose

This data set is a compilation of geochemical data, X-ray diffraction, and electron microscopy analyses of archived rock samples collected from ore zones of the Hack II and Pigeon uranium deposits, which were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980s during active mining of these deposits. This data is made available for use in geologic, exploration, and environmental background studies.

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