Paddy Martinez
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Patricio "Paddy" Martinez was an American prospector and sheepherder who discovered uranium at Haystack Mesa in the San Juan Basin near Grants, New Mexico, in 1950. This was the first discovery in the
Mary and Paddy Martinez in 1952
Carnotite
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Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate mineral with chemical formula K222·3H2O. The water content can vary and small amounts of calcium, barium, magnesium, iron, and sodium are often present. It is
Paddy Martinez
…1980s when it collapsed. The Santa Fe Railroad continued to pay Martinez $250 per month until the day he died. After his first discovery, in 1950 of carnotite, a low-grade uranium-bearing ore, he staked a claim on 160 acres (65 ha). After that he explored Haystack Mountain where he made the discovery of…
Carnotite in fossilized wood from St. George, Utah
Carnotite from the Happy Jack Mine, Moab, Utah