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Locality Name:
Shinarump Nos. 1 - 3 Mines, Seven Mile District, Grand Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 400
Youngest recorded age at locality: 75

mindat Locality ID: 21766
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21766.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shinarump Nos. 1 - 3 Mines, Seven Mile District, Grand Co., Utah, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°40'0"N
Longitude: 109°38'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.666666666667,-109.63333333333

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na O S Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na O S Si U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumFluoriteGypsumMalachiteNonePyriteZippeite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Boltwoodite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Lithiophorite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)8475011547
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O8475092
Boltwoodite  (*)None(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH)·1.5H2O8475067
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4847505516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)8475027770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O847501184
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S847505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS28475027198
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O847506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O38475014640
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)284750210
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)28475012537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS28475039462
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O84750128
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2847502718
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)484750175



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_00000632757575238U-206UAge is applied to the primary U minerals at this localityuraniniteSS63  UraniniteUraninite 21766Shinarump Nos. 1 - 3 Mines, Seven Mile District, Grand Co., Utah, USAShinarump No. 1 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 Chinle Formation found at the Shinarump No. 1 Mine
Giersdorf_00000633848484235U-207PbAge is applied to the primary U minerals at this localityuraniniteSS63  UraniniteUraninite 21766Shinarump Nos. 1 - 3 Mines, Seven Mile District, Grand Co., Utah, USAShinarump No. 1 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 Chinle Formation found at the Shinarump No. 1 Mine
Giersdorf_00000634400400400207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteSS63  UraniniteUraninite 21766Shinarump Nos. 1 - 3 Mines, Seven Mile District, Grand Co., Utah, USAShinarump No. 1 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 Chinle Formation found at the Shinarump No. 1 Mine


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