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Locality Name:
Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 470.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 55.7

mindat Locality ID: 19917
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19917.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°4'0"N
Longitude: 112°9'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.066666666667,-112.15
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 Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Si U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Si U V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlumAluniteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteClayCompreignaciteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteFluorite
GypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMillerite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteVivianiteWurtzite

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Alum-(K)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bieberite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)
Ilsemannite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pararammelsbergite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rameauite  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Uranospinite  (*)Vaesite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alum-(K)  (*)AlumKAl(SO4)2·12H2O188.1183.5092
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)188.1183.502734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)188.1183.501588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2188.1183.503092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)188.1183.503250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS188.1183.509052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2188.1183.505509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)188.1183.5011547
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O188.1183.5050
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4188.1183.505516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6188.1183.501633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)188.1183.5027770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O22022001184
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)188.1183.504979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O188.1183.50925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S188.1183.505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2188.1183.5027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O188.1183.503531
Copper  (*)CopperCu188.1183.503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS188.1183.504165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S188.1183.501027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2188.1183.509895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4188.1183.50910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O188.1183.50814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS188.1183.5024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)188.1183.507437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O188.1183.506890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O188.1183.50409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3188.1183.5014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O188.1183.50251
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)188.1183.50123
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6188.1183.502228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4188.1183.505591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O188.1183.501271
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2188.1183.5012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2188.1183.505674
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2202200443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O2202200182
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS188.1183.501066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2188.1183.505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2188.1183.5017380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs188.1183.50633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS188.1183.50767
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2188.1183.5052
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2188.1183.5039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2188.1183.503106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2188.1183.5061156
Rameauite  (*)CompreignaciteK2Ca(UO2)6O6(OH)4·6H2O22022004
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2188.1183.50233
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)188.1183.501711
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)188.1183.506417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4188.1183.50249
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3188.1183.50531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)188.1183.502473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS188.1183.5021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13188.1183.501803
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O22022001059
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O2202200628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21058302718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2202200890
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O220220051
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS2188.1183.50106
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4188.1183.501655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O2202200185


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000586Breccia pipe that cuts the Permian Hermit and Coconino Formations with abundant organic debris which localized the Uranium ores
Giersdorf_00000587Breccia pipe that cuts the Permian Hermit and Coconino Formations with abundant organic debris which localized the Uranium ores
Giersdorf_00000588Breccia pipe that cuts the Permian Hermit and Coconino Formations with abundant organic debris which localized the Uranium ores


21 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
EG87_1747_010230210220 ± 10U-PbU mineralization age     U19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan pipeLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
EG87_1747_015220220220U-PbU mineralization agehigh     U19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan pipeLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747no useful upper age limits can be inferred
Giersdorf_00000586918387±4238U-206U uraniniteK-168  UraniniteUraniniteU19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_0000058710597101±4235U-207Pb uraniniteK-168  UraniniteUraniniteU19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000588447357402±45207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteK-168  UraniniteUraniniteU19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis
Kristen002173188.1183.5185.8±2.3207Pb/235Uminimum age of mineralizationhigh Or-B2    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002174441.3430.5435.9±5.4207Pb/235U low Or-B4    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen00217563.963.163.5±0.4207Pb/235U  Or-B5    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002176150148.4149.2±0.8207Pb/235U  Or-B6    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002177134.6128.2131.4±3.2207Pb/235U  Or-858.4    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002178180177.2178.6±1.4206Pb/238U  Or-B2    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002179470.9463.3467.1±3.8206Pb/238U  Or-B4    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen00218056.355.756±0.3206Pb/238U  Or-B5    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002181144.3142.9143.6±0.7206Pb/238U  Or-B6    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002182121.1117.3119.2±1.9206Pb/238U  Or-858.4    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002183293263278±15207Pb/06Pb  Or-B2    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002184287261274±13207Pb/06Pb  Or-B4    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002185361.1349.9355.5±5.6207Pb/06Pb  Or-B5    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002186242.8236.4239.6±3.2207Pb/06Pb  Or-B6    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002187359.2344.8352±7.2207Pb/06Pb  Or-858.4    19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 
Kristen002188200200 207Pb/206Pb       19917Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAOrphan MineLudwig and Simmons (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1747EG87_1747 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070673Orphan Mine (Orphan Lode; Orphan N.P. 2004; Golden Crown Mining Co. Property; Western Gold And Uranium Property), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, South Rim, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070673

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