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Locality Name:
Paradox Valley, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 240
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65

mindat Locality ID: 158326
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158326.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Paradox Valley, San Juan Co., Utah, USA": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Paradox Valley District

Latitude: 38°19'14"N
Longitude: 109°8'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.320555555556,-109.1375
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: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Se Si U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CarnalliteChalcopyriteCovelliteDiasporeFluoriteFritzscheiteHewettiteKieseriteMalachiteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylitePyriteRocksaltSphaleriteStraczekiteZircon

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Carnallite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Corvusite  (*)Covellite  (*)Eucairite  (*)Galena  (*)
Hewettite  (*)Nováčekite-I  (*)Kieserite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metahewettite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Montroseite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Saléeite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranospathite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2706512763945509
Carnallite  (*)CarnalliteKMgCl3·6H2O70651276389132
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O706512763941184
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S706512763945707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS27065127639427198
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O70651276394566
Corvusite  (*)Straczekite(Na,Ca,K)1-x(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20·4H2O7065127639479
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS706512763944165
Eucairite  (*)NoneCuAgSe7065127639454
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS7065127639424243
Hewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·9H2O7065127639458
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O7065127639455
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O7065127638980
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)27065127639412537
Metahewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·3H2O7065127639456
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O70651276394443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O70651276394129
Montroseite  (*)Diaspore(V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH)70651276394136
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O70651276394144
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O70651276394182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27065127639439462
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)270651276394253
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)107065127639495
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS7065127639421482
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl70651276389275
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O706512763941059
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O70651276394628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2706512763942718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O70651276394890
Uranospathite  (*)None(Al,   )(UO2)2F(PO4)2·20H2O7065127639420


3 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
Giersdorf_00000602656565238U-206UAge is applied to the primary U minerals at this localityuraniniteSS73  UraniniteCoffinite, Uraninite 38660Gray Dawn Mine (Little Don Mine; Grey Dawn), Paradox Valley District, Paradox Valley, San Juan Co., Utah, USAGray Dawn MineMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609U238-Pb206 Age given by the USGS for the Morrison Formation found at the Gray Dawn Mine
Giersdorf_00000603707070235U-207PbAge is applied to the primary U minerals at this localityuraniniteSS73  UraniniteCoffinite, Uraninite 38660Gray Dawn Mine (Little Don Mine; Grey Dawn), Paradox Valley District, Paradox Valley, San Juan Co., Utah, USAGray Dawn MineMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609U235-Pb207 Age given by the USGS for the Morrison Formation found at the Gray Dawn Mine
Giersdorf_00000604240240240207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteSS73  UraniniteCoffinite, Uraninite 38660Gray Dawn Mine (Little Don Mine; Grey Dawn), Paradox Valley District, Paradox Valley, San Juan Co., Utah, USAGray Dawn MineMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Pb207-Pb206 Age given by the USGS for the Morrison Formation found at the Gray Dawn Mine

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