Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 530
Youngest recorded age at locality: 13

mindat Locality ID: 13541
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13541.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USA": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
North Mesa 1; 2; 5 Mines (Camp Bird No. 13 Claim)
North Mesa 7
North Mesa 9 & 10
North Mesa No. 10
North Mesa No. 2
North Mesa No. 5
North Mesa No. 6; No. 12; No. 17
North Mesa No. 7
North Mesa No. 9 (Camp Bird No. 14)
North Mesa Nos. 9 & 10

Latitude: 38°40'38"N
Longitude: 110°40'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.677222222222,-110.67666666667

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: As Ca Co Fe H K Na O Pb S Si U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H O S V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CopiapiteDiasporeFluoriteKieseriteMinasragriteNoneNot in a structural groupPascoitePyriteQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteStarkeyiteStraczekiteSulphurVivianite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Anorthominasragrite  (*)Bobjonesite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Corvusite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Ferricopiapite  (*)Galena  (*)Kornelite  (*)Minasragrite  (*)Montroseite  (*)
Orthominasragrite  (*)Pascoite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anorthominasragrite  (*)MinasragriteV4+O(SO4)·5H2O1171312727331
Bobjonesite  (*)NoneV4+O(SO4)·3H2O1171312727333
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O117826272725,272726,272727,272728,272729,2727371184
Corvusite  (*)Straczekite(Na,Ca,K)1-x(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20·4H2O117133272726,272727,27272879
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O117131272737814
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O11780041
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS9080127272524243
Kornelite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+2(SO4)3·7H2O (?)11713127273321
Minasragrite  (*)MinasragriteV4+O(SO4)·5H2O1178002
Montroseite  (*)Diaspore(V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH)117800136
Orthominasragrite  (*)MinasragriteV4+O(SO4)·5H2O1171312727332
Pascoite  (*)PascoiteCa3V5+10O28·17H2O11713127273778
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2117133272725,272733,27273639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2117132272733,27273661156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O117131272733293
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS117132272725,27273321482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1178002045
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O117131272733139
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2908012727252718



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000547Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range
Giersdorf_00000548Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range
Giersdorf_00000549Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range
Giersdorf_00000550Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range
Giersdorf_00000551Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range
Giersdorf_00000552Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range


10 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
GSAB100_1069_tbl1_text1313~13K-Arage of alunite and orehighalunite  YesAlunite  19321Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USATemple MountainMorrison and Perry (1988)10.1130/0016-7606(1988)100<1069:AAFCOA>2.3.CO;2GSAB100_1069author preferred age
Giersdorf_00000547868284±2238U-206U uraniniteK-154 YesUraniniteUraniniteU180697Calyx No. 8, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000548968691±5235U-207Pb uraniniteK-154 YesUraniniteUraniniteU180697Calyx No. 8, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000549410260335±75207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteK-154 YesUraniniteUraniniteU180697Calyx No. 8, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000644808080238U-206UAge is applied to the primary U minerals at this localityuraniniteSS182  UraniniteUraninite 37795North Mesa 1; 2; 5 Mines (Camp Bird No. 13 Claim), North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USACamp BirdMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609U238-Pb206 Age given by the USGS for the Chinle Formation found at the Camp Bird area
Giersdorf_00000645909093235U-207PbAge is applied to the primary U minerals at this localityuraniniteSS182  UraniniteUraninite 37795North Mesa 1; 2; 5 Mines (Camp Bird No. 13 Claim), North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USACamp BirdMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609U235-Pb207 Age given by the USGS for the Chinle Formation found at the Camp Bird area
Giersdorf_00000646530530530207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteSS182  UraniniteUraninite 37795North Mesa 1; 2; 5 Mines (Camp Bird No. 13 Claim), North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USACamp BirdMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Pb207-Pb206 Age given by the USGS for the Chinle Formation found at the Camp Bird area
Giersdorf_00000550104100102±2238U-206U uraniniteK-155  UraniniteUraniniteU182883North Mesa 9 & 10, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_0000055111797107±10235U-207Pb uraniniteK-155  UraniniteUraniniteU182883North Mesa 9 & 10, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000552335185260±75207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteK-155  UraniniteUraniniteU182883North Mesa 9 & 10, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060530North Mesa No. 5 Mine, North Mesa 1; 2; 5 Mines (Camp Bird No. 13 Claim), North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060530
R060577North Mesa No. 5 Mine, North Mesa 1; 2; 5 Mines (Camp Bird No. 13 Claim), North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060577
R060576North Mesa No. 5 Mine, North Mesa 1; 2; 5 Mines (Camp Bird No. 13 Claim), North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060576


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