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Locality Name:
Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 530
Youngest recorded age at locality: 4.2

mindat Locality ID: 19321
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19321.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USA": 95
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 91

Number of Child Localities: 74
Child Localities:
AEC 5 1/2
AEC No. 1
AEC No. 10
AEC No. 11 (Calyx No. 11)
AEC No. 12 (Calyx No. 12)
AEC No. 13
AEC No. 2 (No. 2; Rex No. 1)
AEC No. 2 1/2
AEC No. 3 (Calyx No. 3)
AEC No. 4
AEC No. 5
AEC No. 5 1/4
AEC No. 6
AEC No. 8 (Calyx No. 8)
AEC No. 9
Atco Mine
Baker Incline Mine (White Dove No. 2; No. 3; Mountain King No. 8; No. 9; Vagabond #1; #2)
Big Cat Occurrence
Black Beauty Claim
Calyx 4 Mine
Calyx 5 And 5 1/4 Mine
Calyx AEC 6 Mine
Calyx No. 1 Mine
Calyx No. 10 Mine
Calyx No. 10 Prospect
Calyx No. 11 Mine
Calyx No. 11 Prospect
Calyx No. 12 Mine
Calyx No. 12 Prospect
Calyx No. 2 2 1/4 Prospect
Calyx No. 3 Mine
Calyx No. 6
Calyx No. 6 Occurrence
Calyx No. 8
Calyx No. 9 Mine
Calyx No. 9 Prospect
Camp Bird 7
Camp Bird No. 12 Group (South Workings)
Camp Bird No. 12 Mine
Camp Bird No. 7 Mine (Wright Workings)
Chute Canyon Deposit
Desolation Mine
Eagle's Nest Mine
Flewelling Incline Mine
Fuemrol No. 2 Mine (Fuemrole Mine)
Fumerole Mine
Le Duc Lease (AEC 3; 9; 10; 12; Rex No. 5)
Lopez Incline
Magliaccio Occurrence
Marchbank Incline
Marshbank Canyon
Migliaccio Mine
Mountain King Claims
North Mesa Mine Group
Rex (Rex No. 3)
Rex No. 2 Mine
Shinarump Mesa (Battle Mountain; Flat Top Mesa)
South Temple
Temple Mountain
Temple Mountain Mines
Temple Mountain No. 2; No. 3
Temple No. 1
Unknown Copper - Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10072980)
Unknown Copper - Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10089327)
Unknown Uranium - Radium - Vanadium Occurrence (MRDS - 10020623)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10072991)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10096419)
Unknown Uranium Prospect (MRDS - 10203074)
Unknown Vanadium - Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10089330)
Utah State Highway Department Pit No. 08036
Vagabond Mine (Denny Prospect)
Vanadium King Claims
Virginia Valley Mine
Young Prospect

Latitude: 38°40'45"N
Longitude: 110°40'32"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.679166666667,-110.67555555556

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 Sb Se Si Ti U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Sb Se Si Ti U V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluminiteAluniteAmorphousArsenicArsenopyriteAutuniteBrochantiteCalciteClayCobaltomenite
CopiapiteCorundumDiasporeFluoriteFritzscheiteGypsumHalotrichiteHewettiteKaoliniteKieserite
LöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMinasragriteNatroautuniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOrpiment
PascoitePyriteQuartzRamsdelliteRocksaltSphaleriteStarkeyiteStraczekiteSulphurTetrahedrite
VivianiteZippeiteZircon

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Abernathyite  (*)Aluminocopiapite  (*)Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Anorthominasragrite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bassetite  (*)
Bobjonesite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Celadonite  (*)
Cobaltomenite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Corvusite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Felsőbányaite  (*)Fernandinite  (*)Ferricopiapite  (*)Ferroselite  (*)
Freboldite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Heinrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hewettite  (*)Hummerite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kornelite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meta-aluminite  (*)Metahewettite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)
Metazeunerite  (*)Minasragrite  (*)Montroseite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Orthominasragrite  (*)Paramontroseite  (*)Pascoite  (*)Pintadoite  (*)
Pitticite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rauvite  (*)Realgar  (*)
Roscoelite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uvanite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Abernathyite  (*)NatroautuniteK(UO2)(AsO4)·3H2O11782127271316
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Copiapite(Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O11713050
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)613130966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O117131272716272
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21171303092
Anorthominasragrite  (*)MinasragriteV4+O(SO4)·5H2O117132272724,2727331
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs117134272708,272713,272714,272758379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1171309052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21171305509
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1011782127271351
Bobjonesite  (*)NoneV4+O(SO4)·3H2O117132272724,2727333
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61171301633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11713127276027770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1178231272685,272689,272690,272691,272694,272699,272702,272703,272707,272708,272711,272712,272716,272718,272720,272724,272725,272726,272727,272728,272729,272737,272747,272749,272754,272756,272757,272758,272759,272760,2727611184
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2117130309
Cobaltomenite  (*)CobaltomeniteCo(Se4+O3)·2H2O11713127271611
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O117822272699,272761566
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O117130382
Corvusite  (*)Straczekite(Na,Ca,K)1-x(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20·4H2O117135272724,272726,272727,272728,27273979
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21171309895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O117131272737814
Felsőbányaite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·4H2O11713127271366
Fernandinite  (*)Straczekite(Ca,Na,K)0.9(V5+,V4+,Fe2+,Ti)8O20·4H2O1171307
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O11780127272441
Ferroselite  (*)MarcasiteFeSe211713127268251
Freboldite  (*)NickelineCoSe1171304
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS117133272694,272702,27272524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1171312727137437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O117135272687,272710,272713,272757,2727626890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O117130409
Heinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O11782127271318
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3117133272713,272747,27275714640
Hewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·9H2O11713127273958
Hummerite  (*)PascoiteKMgV5+5O14·8H2O11713021
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6117134272710,272713,272716,2727622228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41171305591
Kornelite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+2(SO4)3·7H2O (?)117132272724,27273321
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2117130762
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1171301487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2117137272686,272707,272714,272716,272746,272747,27275412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21171305674
Meta-aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·5H2O1171312727136
Metahewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·3H2O11713127275456
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O117820443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O117820129
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O117822272713,272754182
Minasragrite  (*)MinasragriteV4+O(SO4)·5H2O1178012727242
Montroseite  (*)Diaspore(V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH)117133272682,272724,272739136
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)211713127271117380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1171302994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3117132272708,272713511
Orthominasragrite  (*)MinasragriteV4+O(SO4)·5H2O117132272724,2727332
Paramontroseite  (*)RamsdelliteVO211713127273939
Pascoite  (*)PascoiteCa3V5+10O28·17H2O11713127273778
Pintadoite  (*)NoneCa2V5+2O7·9H2O11713011
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)117131272713140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2117137272694,272702,272713,272724,272725,272733,27273639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2117134272699,272733,272736,27275561156
Rauvite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2V10O28·16H2O11782127272032
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS117132272708,272713712
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2117130253
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O117132272724,272733293
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O117820128
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1171312727131153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1171306417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS117134272713,272725,272733,27275821482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1178012727242045
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O117132272724,272733139
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131171301803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131171305317
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1178201059
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O117821272687628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21178010272687,272694,272702,272710,272714,272719,272725,272739,272761,2727622718
Uvanite  (*)None(UO2)2V5+6O17·15H2O (?)1178212727209
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O117821272713185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4117820175



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


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
GSAB100_1069_tbl1_00114.84.29.5±5.3K-Ar lowalunite   Alunite  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_1069 
GSAB100_1069_tbl1_00215811.5±3.5K-Ar lowalunite   Alunite  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_1069 
GSAB100_1069_tbl1_00322.19.515.8±6.3K-Ar lowalunite   Alunite  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_1069 
GSAB100_1069_tbl1_00424.513.318.9±5.6K-Ar lowalunite   Alunite  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_1069 
GSAB100_1069_tbl1_text1313~13K-Arage of alunite and orehighalunite   Alunite  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  UraniniteUraniniteU180697Calyx 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  UraniniteUraniniteU180697Calyx 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  UraniniteUraniniteU180697Calyx 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
R070352Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070352
R060974Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060974
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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