Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Deer Flat, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 201

mindat Locality ID: 46083
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46083.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Deer Flat, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Abel-Sam Hill Claim
Baker Prospect
Bridges No. 2 Claim
Camel Mine
Camel No. 1 Claim
Camel No. 5 Claim
Cedar Prospect
Dead Buck Claim
Hideout Mine (Hideout No. 1 Mine)
Standard Occurrence
Unknown Copper - Uranium (MRDS - 10078994)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10078992)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10090181)
W.N. Mine
Yoke No. 5 Prospect
Zebra No. 1; 5; 15 Claims

Latitude: 37°38'31"N
Longitude: 110°1'43"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.641944444444,-110.02861111111
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 F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H O P Si U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopper
CorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDevillineFluoriteGarnetGypsumJohanniteKaoliniteMalachite
MelanteriteNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSchoepiteSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
VivianiteZippeite

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayleyite  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Boothite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Carnotite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johannite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Pseudojohannite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rabbittite  (*)
Schoepite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)325220112765612353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)62522011276566966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O2522011276566272
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS25220112765619052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O25220101272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22522012276555,2765615509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)252201127656111547
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O252201127656138
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O252201127656192
Boothite  (*)MelanteriteCu(SO4)·7H2O252201127656618
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42522013276560,276561,2765665516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)625220112765611633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2522012276561,27656627770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O252201127656188
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O25220112765611184
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O2522012276561,276566925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2522013276556,276561,2765665707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22522015276556,276557,276560,276561,27656627198
Copper  (*)CopperCu25220103846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2522012276561,2765664165
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2522011276561366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)225220112765619895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2522011276566814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2522012276561,27656624243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2522013276556,276561,2765666890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3252201014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62522014276556,276561,276566,2765682228
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O252201127656169
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)425220105591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22522017276555,276557,276558,276560,276561,276562,27656612537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2522011276566443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O2522011276566182
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O25220112765611508
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O252201127656641
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O2522011276561182
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O2522011276561309
Pseudojohannite  (*)NoneCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2]·12H2O00127656110
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22522012276561,27656639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2252201127656661156
Rabbittite  (*)NoneCa3Mg3(UO2)2(CO3)6(OH)4·18H2O25220112765616
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6252201127656194
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O2522011276561128
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)25220106417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2522012276561,27656621482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2522012276561,2765661059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22522013276560,276561,2765662718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2522012276556,276561890
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)42522012276561,276566175


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_744The Triassic Shinarump member of the Chinle formation hosts the Blue Lizard Mine and other significant uranium deposits in the White Canyon District.
Michelle_745Ore minerals were deposited as replacement of wood and other organic material and as disseminations in the enclosing sandstone found in paleochannels.


2 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
Michelle_744252201Triassic Age of host formation   YesAlmandine, Calcite, Quartz, Zircon 38665Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USABlue Lizard MineKasatkin et al. (2013)10.1180/minmag.2013.077.3.10MM77_367Age of Shinarump member of the Chinle Formation.
Michelle_745252201Triassic Age of uranium mineralization   YesBaryte, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Pyrite, Uraninite 38665Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USABlue Lizard MinePlasil et al. (2014)10.3190/jgeosci.159JG59_145Age of paleochannel sedimentation in which uranium ore deposits are found.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070458Hideout Mine (Hideout No. 1 Mine), Deer Flat, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070458

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