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Locality Name:
Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1480
Youngest recorded age at locality: 94

mindat Locality ID: 45191
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-45191.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA": 46
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 40

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Cameron
Cameron Area
Jackpot No. 24 Mine
Jackpot Nos. 1-5 Mines
Lemuel Littleman 1-7 - Huskon No. 6 Mine
Lemuel Littleman No. 3 Mine
Manuel Denetsone No. 2 Mine
O'Jaco Claim
Paul Huskie No. 1 & 2 Claims
Riverside No. 1 Claim
Ryan 2 Mine
Tuba City
Yazzi No. 312 Mine
Yazzie No. 1 - 2 Mine

Latitude: 35°49'3"N
Longitude: 111°20'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.8175,-111.34805555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAnalcimeAtacamiteAutuniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopiapite
CorundumCovelliteFluoriteFritzscheiteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteHydrotalciteKaoliniteMalachite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMeta-autuniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePhosphuranylitePicromeritePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSchoepiteSkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSulphurTridymiteWoodwardite
WurtziteZippeiteZircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andersonite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Augite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beidellite  (*)
Bieberite  (*)Boltwoodite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Coconinoite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Galena  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrohonessite  (*)Ilsemannite  (*)Iriginite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Jordisite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesiocopiapite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metasideronatrite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)
Metauranocircite-I  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Moorhouseite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Nickelboussingaultite  (*)Opal  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sabugalite  (*)
Schoepite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Spherocobaltite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Umohoite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Vanmeersscheite  (*)Wupatkiite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6223943137632,137639,137640966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2239411376571627
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O223124113763247
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)22312411376321588
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)32231241137632544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6223942137639,1376572060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O22312411376321272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)222312411376325509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)223942137632,13764411547
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O22394113766085
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O223942137632,13764350
Boltwoodite  (*)None(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH)·1.5H2O223947137632,137648,137650,137653,137655,137661,13766367
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS422312411376325516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2239413137632,137633,137642,137643,137644,137648,137649,137651,137652,137655,137661,137662,13766327770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O2239411137632,137633,137643,137644,137648,137649,137651,137652,137661,137662,1376631184
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2223124113763227198
Coconinoite  (*)NoneFe3+2Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2·20H2O21716111376539
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O223943137632,137645,137653566
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O2171612137632,137653382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS22312411376324165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2223942137632,1376399895
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O2221961137632345
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS223124113763224243
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS2171612137632,137642717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2239413137632,137633,137640,137643,137644,137648,137649,137651,137652,137655,137661,137662,1376636890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O223942137632,137644409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3223124113763214640
Hydrohonessite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Ni1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)223124113763212
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)2231244137632,137633,137644,137645123
Iriginite  (*)None(UO2)Mo6+2O7·3H2O223942137632,13765915
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62239412137632,137633,137643,137645,137648,137649,137651,137652,137655,137661,137662,1376632228
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS22221962137632,137645102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4223947137633,137643,137644,137649,137651,137661,1376635591
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O223124113763254
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2223124113763212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2223944137632,137633,137642,1376455674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O223943137632,137640,137665388
Metasideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·H2O223942137632,13764928
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O223947137632,137634,137635,137636,137637,137653,137672443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O223942137646,137656129
Metauranocircite-I  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O223124113763238
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O223945137632,137635,137636,137637,137652182
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O223946137639,137644,137648,137661,137662,1376631508
Moorhouseite  (*)HexahydriteCo(SO4)·6H2O223124113763214
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2223947137633,137643,137644,137645,137649,137651,13765717380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)223942137639,137657884
Nickelboussingaultite  (*)Picromerite(NH4)2Ni(SO4)2·6H2O0011376326
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O22312411376322994
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O223942137632,137640144
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O223943137632,137648,137655182
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O2231241137632265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2223944137632,137633,137642,13764439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO222312411376323106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2223948137632,137633,137643,137644,137649,137651,137661,13766361156
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O223946137632,137635,137636,137637,137652,13767087
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6223942137632,13764094
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O223944137632,137641,137644,137655128
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3223942137632,137644531
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)223124113763252
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS22312411376322045
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2171612137632,1376421059
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O223942137632,137640628
Umohoite  (*)None(UO2)(MoO4)·2H2O2231242137632,13763316
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22239417137632,137633,137634,137642,137643,137644,137645,137648,137649,137651,137652,137653,137655,137661,137662,137663,1376752718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O223124113763289
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2239413137632,137633,137640,137643,137644,137648,137649,137651,137652,137655,137661,137662,137663890
Vanmeersscheite  (*)NoneU(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·4H2O2239411376598
Wupatkiite  (*)HalotrichiteCoAl2(SO4)4·22H2O22312411376325
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O2231241137632185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)42239410137632,137633,137648,137652,137653,137654,137655,137661,137662,137663175


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000574Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000575Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000576Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000577Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000578Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000579Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000580Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000581Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000582Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000583Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000584Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Giersdorf_00000585Pitchblende (uraninite) ore disseminated through Upper Triassic Sandstones
Mo-00123breccia pipes
Mo-00123abreccia pipes


14 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Mo-00123222196222-196K-Ar, U-Pbmaximum limit on any of the ore minerals found within the Chinle Formation    Ferrimolybdite, Iriginite, Jordisite, Umohoite, IlsemanniteMo11484Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA Wenrich (1986)10.1016/0883-2927(86)90052-1AG1_469maximum age of ore minerals in chinle formation based on Four andesite and dacite cobbles associated with the Chinle Formation near Cameron
Mo-00123a200200200  uraninite   Uraninite  11484Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA Wenrich (1986)10.1016/0883-2927(86)90052-1AG1_469 
Giersdorf_00000577132124128±4238U-206U uraniniteK-178  UraniniteUraniniteU43065Alyce Tolino Mine, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000578223213218±5235U-207Pb uraniniteK-178  UraniniteUraniniteU43065Alyce Tolino Mine, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000579148013201400±80207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteK-178  UraniniteUraniniteU43065Alyce Tolino Mine, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000574181161171±10238U-206U uraniniteK-151  UraniniteUraniniteU19006Huskon No. 7 Mine (Huskon No. 7 - Yazzie No. 102 Mine; Yazzie No. 102 Mine), Huskon Mines, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000575217197207±10235U-207Pb uraniniteK-151  UraniniteUraniniteU19006Huskon No. 7 Mine (Huskon No. 7 - Yazzie No. 102 Mine; Yazzie No. 102 Mine), Huskon Mines, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000576730650690±40207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteK-151  UraniniteUraniniteU19006Huskon No. 7 Mine (Huskon No. 7 - Yazzie No. 102 Mine; Yazzie No. 102 Mine), Huskon Mines, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_000005801029498±4238U-206U uraniniteK-183a  UraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco No. 20 Mine (Ramco No. 20 Claim), Cameron Area, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000581155145150±5235U-207Pb uraniniteK-183a  UraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco No. 20 Mine (Ramco No. 20 Claim), Cameron Area, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000583166158162±4238U-206U uraniniteK-183b  UraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco No. 20 Mine (Ramco No. 20 Claim), Cameron Area, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000584200190195±5235U-207Pb uraniniteK-183b  UraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco No. 20 Mine (Ramco No. 20 Claim), Cameron Area, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000582117010901130±40207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteK-183a  UraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco No. 20 Mine (Ramco No. 20 Claim), Cameron Area, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000585830730780±50207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteK-183b  UraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco No. 20 Mine (Ramco No. 20 Claim), Cameron Area, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USACameronMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis

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