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Locality Name:
Laguna District, Cibola Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 155
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3

mindat Locality ID: 21688
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21688.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Laguna District, Cibola Co., New Mexico, USA": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Crackpot Mine
Gigante Mesa
Jackpile Mine (Jackpile-Paguate)
L-Bar Deposit
Paguate (south) Deposit
Paisano Mine
San Antonio Valley Deposit
Sandy Mine
St. Anthony Deposit
Unnamed Prospect
Windwhip Deposit
Woodrow Mine (Woodrow Breccia Pipe)

Latitude: 35°0'45"N
Longitude: 107°16'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.0125,-107.26666666667
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 Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si U V Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAragoniteAutuniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCorundum
CovelliteFeldsparFluoriteFritzscheiteGarnetGypsumJohanniteKaoliniteMarcasiteMeta-autunite
MicaNatroautuniteNickelineNonePhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRamsdelliteRocksaltSchoepite
SincositeSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStraczekiteWollastoniteWurtziteZippeiteZircon

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Becquerelite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chernikovite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Corvusite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goldmanite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Nováčekite-I  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johannite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Opal  (*)Paramontroseite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Sabugalite  (*)Saléeite  (*)
Schoepite  (*)Sincosite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)Soddyite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)
Weeksite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3155312444081534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11511012443973250
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O15532244397,2444101272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15533244397,244402,24441011547
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O15532244397,24441092
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15535244393,244395,244397,244402,24440527770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O15533244395,244397,2444021184
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215532244397,24441027198
Chernikovite  (*)Natroautunite(H3O)(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O15533244397,244399,24441021
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS15532244397,244410966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O15537244397,244401,244402,244403,244406,244409,244410566
Corvusite  (*)Straczekite(Na,Ca,K)1-x(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20·4H2O115110124439779
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS15532244397,2444104165
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O15532244397,24441058
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)215532244393,2443979895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15533244397,244402,24441024243
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)315532244402,24440531
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3155312444081544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11511012443976890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31553124440414640
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O1553124441055
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6155312444102228
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O1553124441069
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411511012443975591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4115110014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2155312444105674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O15532244397,244410388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O15532244397,244410443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O15532244397,244402129
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)155312444054924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O155312444101508
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O155312444102994
Paramontroseite  (*)RamsdelliteVO2115110124439739
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O1151101244397182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215536244393,244397,244402,244403,244406,24441039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S815532244402,2444049056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215532244405,24441061156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215531244402253
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O1553124441087
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10115110095
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6115110124439794
Sincosite  (*)SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2·4H2O115110124439710
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O115110124439756
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2115110124439744
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS115110124439721482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O155312444101059
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O15533244393,244397,244402628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO215536244393,244397,244402,244403,244406,2444102718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O15532244397,244409890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O1553124441094
Weeksite  (*)None(K)2(UO2)2(Si5O13)·4H2O115110124439742
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO311511001247
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS15532244397,244410372
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)415531244410175


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000701The Jackpile-Paguate mine is a uranium prospect which pulls its material from the Morrisson formation, particularly the Jackpile member of the formation from which it derives its name. The uranium resources are primarily found in lenticular pockets in the host sandstone of the Jackpile Member.
Giersdorf_00000702The Grants Uranium Mining District is a large area of economically attractive uranium deposits which are derived from the Morrison formation and the Todilto Limestone formation.
Giersdorf_00000703The Grants Uranium Mining District is a large area of economically attractive uranium deposits which are derived from the Morrison formation and the Todilto Limestone formation.
Giersdorf_00000704The Grants Uranium Mining District is a large area of economically attractive uranium deposits which are derived from the Morrison formation and the Todilto Limestone formation.
Giersdorf_00000705The Grants Uranium Mining District is a large area of economically attractive uranium deposits which are derived from the Morrison formation and the Todilto Limestone formation.
Giersdorf_00000706The Grants Uranium Mining District is a large area of economically attractive uranium deposits which are derived from the Morrison formation and the Todilto Limestone formation.
Giersdorf_00000707The Grants Uranium Mining District is a large area of economically attractive uranium deposits which are derived from the Morrison formation and the Todilto Limestone formation.
Giersdorf_00000708The Grants Uranium Mining District is a large area of economically attractive uranium deposits which are derived from the Morrison formation and the Todilto Limestone formation.


8 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_00000701115110115-110U-Pb      U33622Jackpile Mine (Jackpile-Paguate), Laguna District, Cibola Co., New Mexico, USAJackpile-Paguate MineMcLemore (2011)10.1.1.688.1172TMG48_23Age of uranium mineralization in the Jackpile Member of the Morrisson Formation
Giersdorf_00000702155150155-150U-Pb    Yes U22034Grants District, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USAGrants Uranium Mining DistrictMcLemore (2011)10.1.1.688.1172TMG48_23Age of the uranium mineralization in the Todilto limestone associated with the Morrison formation.
Giersdorf_00000703148130148-130U-Pb    Yes U22034Grants District, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USAGrants Uranium Mining DistrictMcLemore (2011)10.1.1.688.1172TMG48_23Age of uranium mineralization in the Westwater Canyon Member of the Morrisson Formation
Giersdorf_00000704130115130-115U-Pb    Yes U22034Grants District, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USAGrants Uranium Mining DistrictMcLemore (2011)10.1.1.688.1172TMG48_23Estimated age of the Uranium mineralization in the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation
Giersdorf_00000705130115130-115U-Pb    Yes U22034Grants District, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USAGrants Uranium Mining DistrictMcLemore (2011)10.1.1.688.1172TMG48_23Estimated age of the Uranium mineralization in the Poison Canyon Member of the Morrison Formation
Giersdorf_0000070610680106-80U-Pb    Yes U22034Grants District, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USAGrants Uranium Mining DistrictMcLemore (2011)10.1.1.688.1172TMG48_23Age of a redistribution event affecting the Dakota, Brushy Basin, and Westwater Canyon Members of the Morrison Formation
Giersdorf_0000070712312-3U-Pb    Yes U22034Grants District, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USAGrants Uranium Mining DistrictMcLemore (2011)10.1.1.688.1172TMG48_23Age of a redistribution event affecting the Dakota, Brushy Basin, and Westwater Canyon Members of the Morrison Formation
Giersdorf_00000708737-3U-Pb    Yes U22034Grants District, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USAGrants Uranium Mining DistrictMcLemore (2011)10.1.1.688.1172TMG48_23Age of a secondary depositional event in the Todilto Limestone

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