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Locality Name:
Piute Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15

mindat Locality ID: 229862
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229862.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Piute Co., Utah, USA": 254
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 229

Number of Child Localities: 30
Child Localities:
Antelope Range
Bertleson Mine (Seegmiller Mine)
Carole Ann 1 - 24 ; Greenwich 1 - 4 Occurrence
Circleville Mountain
Deer Trail Mountain
Dry Canyon
Dry Creek Canyon
Grey Eagle Nos. 2; 7; 11 And 12 Occurrence
Kingston Area
Kingston Canyon Area
Marysvale District (Marysvale Uranium Area)
Marysville
Monroe Mts
Mount Belknap
Nucular Sniffer No. 1 Prospect
Phonolite Hill Area
Pine Canyon
Sevier Canyon
Sevier Plateau Area
Sevier Valley Area
Thompsonville
Tushar Mts
Unknown Clay - Kaolin Occurrence (MRDS - 10015706)
Utah Department Highways Pit No. 16002
Utah Department Highways Pit No. 16019
Utah Department Highways Pit No. 16021
Utah Department Highways Pit No. 16022
Utah Department Highways Pit No. 16024
Utah Department Highways Pit No. 16025
Walker Day Alunite Prospect

Latitude: 38°22'4"N
Longitude: 112°5'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.367777777778,-112.09472222222

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 Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Th Ti U V W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicAutuniteBaryte
BixbyiteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCobaltomeniteColumbiteCopiapiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCristobaliteCyanotrichiteDevilline
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHalotrichiteJohanniteKaoliniteKtenasiteMagnetoplumbite
MalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdeniteMordeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural group
OrpimentPhosphuranylitePseudobrookitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilbiteSulphurTetradymiteTetrahedriteThomsoniteTitaniteWurtzite
ZippeiteZircon

134 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Armalcolite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beidellite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Campigliaite  (*)Cannonite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Celadonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltomenite  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)
Cuprobismutite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluellite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gearksutite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hibonite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ilsemannite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johannite  (*)Jordisite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mercury  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Phosphuranylite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rauvite  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Sabugalite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Scolecite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sidwillite  (*)Silver  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stellerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Sylvanite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorite  (*)
Tiemannite  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)
Umohoite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Wurtzite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S23158275110,275216,275229,275231,275235,275241,275245,2752462793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)231512750768803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O23151275076470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6231540275008,275017,275028,275035,275038,275041,275050,275052,275058,275076,275077,275086,275090,275093,275097,275098,275099,275103,275112,275120,275121,275123,275125,275140,275142,275143,275145,275153,275202,275203,275204,275205,275206,275207,275209,275210,275218,275228,275239,275259966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212752112162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2275211,2752162734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12751401588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)231512750943250
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5127513939
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O231513275015,275076,275081,275082,275084,275086,275087,275088,275089,275107,275108,275115,2751161272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)29275156,275157,275159,275160,275167,275174,275197,275198,2752415509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)23157275082,275156,275197,275211,275213,275228,27522911547
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O2315127508685
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61275211413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12751781966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S312751781935
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O31275251104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43275159,275160,2751985516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612752111633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)231521275038,275048,275056,275057,275076,275094,275125,275152,275156,275164,275167,275174,275211,275213,275217,275234,275235,275236,275241,275245,27524627770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61275211359
Campigliaite  (*)DevillineCu4Mn2+(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O12752116
Cannonite  (*)NoneBi2O(SO4)(OH)2127517826
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O127521188
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22275178,2752115171
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)223151275112309
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)10275156,275157,275159,275160,275167,275174,275197,275210,275211,2752164979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1275211925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2275164,2751785707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2231512275060,275123,275156,275157,275159,275164,275167,275174,275178,275197,275208,27521127198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl3275216,275229,2752411382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3275156,275164,2751673531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS23152275110,2752132600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)823152275076,2752111756
Cobaltomenite  (*)CobaltomeniteCo(Se4+O3)·2H2O2315127507611
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O23151275076566
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O23151275089382
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O312751391797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2275178,2752114165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO223151275076453
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S242275178,27521143
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)423155275076,275090,275120,275203,275205651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212752119895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS21275178246
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2275125,2752118173
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O23152275089,27510740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2231530275027,275034,275035,275039,275042,275047,275052,275076,275081,275082,275088,275089,275091,275092,275095,275105,275106,275107,275109,275113,275114,275116,275156,275164,275174,275197,275211,275229,275237,2752419617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS13275156,275157,275159,275164,275167,275174,275185,275197,275210,275211,275216,275217,27522924243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O2315127508968
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)23153275091,275112,2751267437
Gold  (*)CopperAu23275156,275157,275159,275160,275167,275171,275174,275178,275197,275198,275211,275216,275221,275229,275231,275234,275235,275236,275237,275241,275243,275245,27524630554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O23158275038,275090,275103,275110,275125,275140,275206,2752286890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl231512750761398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O23151275089409
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S1275211237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3231514275041,275076,275086,275091,275109,275121,275203,275211,275220,275234,275235,275245,275246,27525114640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te2275178,275211804
Hibonite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteCaAl12O19127513980
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1275211469
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1275139367
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63275156,275197,2752111066
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)23156275076,275082,275088,275089,275107,275110123
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)623156275085,275088,275103,275112,275120,2752112228
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O23152275082,27510769
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS223156275076,275081,275082,275088,275089,275107102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4231518275017,275050,275064,275073,275075,275086,275090,275093,275098,275120,275121,275125,275142,275144,275145,275203,275252,2752595591
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O127521175
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)223156275081,275082,275088,275089,275107,275108210
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O423154275026,275076,275139,27525114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2231514275111,275156,275157,275159,275160,275164,275167,275174,275185,275186,275198,275208,275211,27522012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS223152275035,2750765674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg1275228397
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O23153275089,275091,275101388
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS23152275110,275213255
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O23155275076,275082,275086,275089,275091443
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl12752111107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS223152275091,2752115800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO323151275089140
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O23154275076,275086,275103,2751251508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O23153275048,275110,275152405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)223153275105,275125,27521117380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)623151275103128
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61275125254
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O23152275112,2751521236
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O23151275076471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O23153275035,275090,2751122994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S31275211511
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O127521140
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O23151275089144
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212750262273
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O23153275089,275090,275251182
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61275211477
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O52275139,275251164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2231532275034,275035,275060,275076,275089,275091,275093,275103,275105,275106,275109,275125,275156,275157,275159,275160,275164,275167,275174,275185,275186,275197,275198,275206,275208,275211,275212,275213,275221,275229,275234,27524139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2231512275006,275035,275053,275055,275078,275080,275127,275131,275156,275162,275197,2752113106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31275211244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2231553275035,275048,275056,275057,275060,275086,275089,275090,275106,275109,275110,275113,275115,275120,275121,275123,275126,275127,275129,275152,275156,275157,275158,275160,275164,275165,275167,275169,275173,275174,275177,275178,275186,275197,275198,275203,275205,275206,275208,275211,275217,275218,275220,275221,275229,275231,275234,275235,275236,275241,275245,275246,27525161156
Rauvite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2V10O28·16H2O2315127509132
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS2275052,275211712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)4275056,275160,275211,2752481711
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O2315127508987
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1275251598
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O23156275082,275086,275088,275089,275107,275108128
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O1275211142
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O1275152390
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1275211292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4275164,275167,275174,2751986417
Sidwillite  (*)NoneMoO3·2H2O231512750893
Silver  (*)CopperAg8275156,275160,275167,275198,275211,275229,275234,2752415186
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O2315127508956
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2275210,2752112473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15275156,275157,275164,275167,275174,275185,275197,275198,275208,275210,275211,275213,275217,275220,27522921482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412751391934
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O1275051189
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS12752112045
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe42275156,275197337
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S2275178,275211510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1315275156,275157,275159,275160,275164,275167,275174,275178,275185,275197,275198,275208,275210,275211,2752215317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O23152275112,275152452
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)12752511006
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe23154275052,275076,275110,27521383
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12752114899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O231516275006,275019,275034,275035,275039,275076,275082,275084,275088,275089,275095,275106,275107,275108,275113,2751231059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212752112562
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O23151275091628
Umohoite  (*)None(UO2)(MoO4)·2H2O23154275035,275076,275088,27508916
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2231522275010,275016,275034,275035,275039,275076,275081,275082,275084,275087,275088,275089,275097,275101,275106,275107,275108,275109,275111,275114,275116,2752112718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O231513275016,275035,275040,275047,275076,275082,275084,275086,275089,275090,275096,275101,275107890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O23152275082,27510794
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO44275156,275197,275211,2752161655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1275208372
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O23151275089185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)423154275035,275082,275089,275107175
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12752115251



2 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
Hg-000402315 U-Pb     Cinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, TiemanniteHg4161Marysvale District (Marysvale Uranium Area), Piute Co., Utah, USA Cunningham et al. (1982)10.2113/gsecongeo.77.2.453EG77_453 
Mo-000602315 U-Pb     Jordisite, Molybdenite, Sidwillite, Umohoite, IlsemanniteMo4161Marysvale District (Marysvale Uranium Area), Piute Co., Utah, USA Cunningham et al. (1982)10.2113/gsecongeo.77.2.453EG77_453 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R080047Freedom No. 2 Mine, Marysvale District (Marysvale Uranium Area), Piute Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R080047
R060463Lucky Boy Mine, Mount Baldy District, Cottonwood Creek, Tushar Mts, Piute Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060463


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