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

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

mindat Locality ID: 11484
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11484.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Alyce Tolino Mine
Arrow Head Mines (Arrow Head Claims)
Black Peak
Black Point-Murphy Mine
Foley Brothers No. 5 Mine
Huskon Mines
Jack Daniels No. 1 Mine
Montezuma Group Of Claims
Tuba Monchiquite Dike

Latitude: 35°52'26"N
Longitude: 111°23'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.873888888889,-111.38472222222
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: Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Si U 

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

68 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andersonite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Augite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)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  (*)
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)6223942137639,137640966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2239411376571627
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O223124047
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)22312401588
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)32231240544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6223942137639,1376572060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O22312401272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)222312405509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)22394113764411547
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O22394113764350
Boltwoodite  (*)None(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH)·1.5H2O223944137648,137650,137653,13765567
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS422312405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)223949137633,137642,137643,137644,137648,137649,137651,137652,13765527770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O223947137633,137643,137644,137648,137649,137651,1376521184
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2223124027198
Coconinoite  (*)NoneFe3+2Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2·20H2O21716111376539
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O223942137645,137653566
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O2171611137653382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS22312404165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22239411376399895
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O2221960345
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS223124024243
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS2171611137642717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O223949137633,137640,137643,137644,137648,137649,137651,137652,1376556890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O223941137644409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3223124014640
Hydrohonessite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Ni1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)223124012
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)2231243137633,137644,137645123
Iriginite  (*)None(UO2)Mo6+2O7·3H2O222196015
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6223948137633,137643,137645,137648,137649,137651,137652,1376552228
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS22221961137645102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4223945137633,137643,137644,137649,1376515591
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O223124054
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2223124012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2223943137633,137642,1376455674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O223941137640388
Metasideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·H2O22394113764928
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O223945137634,137635,137636,137637,137653443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O223942137646,137656129
Metauranocircite-I  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O223124038
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O223944137635,137636,137637,137652182
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O223943137639,137644,1376481508
Moorhouseite  (*)HexahydriteCo(SO4)·6H2O223124014
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2223947137633,137643,137644,137645,137649,137651,13765717380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)223942137639,137657884
Nickelboussingaultite  (*)Picromerite(NH4)2Ni(SO4)2·6H2O0006
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O22312402994
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O223941137640144
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O223942137648,137655182
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O2231240265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2223943137633,137642,13764439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO222312403106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2223945137633,137643,137644,137649,13765161156
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O223944137635,137636,137637,13765287
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)622394113764094
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O223943137641,137644,137655128
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3223941137644531
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)223124052
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS22312402045
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O21716111376421059
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O223941137640628
Umohoite  (*)None(UO2)(MoO4)·2H2O223124113763316
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22239412137633,137634,137642,137643,137644,137645,137648,137649,137651,137652,137653,1376552718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O223124089
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O223949137633,137640,137643,137644,137648,137649,137651,137652,137655890
Wupatkiite  (*)HalotrichiteCoAl2(SO4)4·22H2O22312405
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O2231240185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4223946137633,137648,137652,137653,137654,137655175


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 YesUraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco 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 YesUraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco 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 YesUraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco 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 YesUraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco 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 YesUraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco 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 YesUraniniteUraniniteU52997Ramco 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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