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Locality Name:
W.N. Mine, Deer Flat, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 201

mindat Locality ID: 26558
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26558.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "W.N. Mine, Deer Flat, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°38'23"N
Longitude: 110°2'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.639722222222,-110.04916666667
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 C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Na O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Na O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCovelliteFluoriteGypsumMalachiteMelanteriteNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteVivianiteZippeite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Boothite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jarosite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Metazeunerite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)62522010966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O2522010272
Boothite  (*)MelanteriteCu(SO4)·7H2O252201018
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS425220105516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)252201027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O2522010925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S25220105707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2252201027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS25220104165
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2522010814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS252201024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O25220106890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)625220102228
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2252201012537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2522010443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O2522010182
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O252201041
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2252201039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2252201061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS252201021482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O25220101059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO225220102718
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)42522010175


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_744The Triassic Shinarump member of the Chinle formation hosts the Blue Lizard Mine and other significant uranium deposits in the White Canyon District.
Michelle_745Ore minerals were deposited as replacement of wood and other organic material and as disseminations in the enclosing sandstone found in paleochannels.


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
Michelle_744252201Triassic Age of host formation   YesAlmandine, Calcite, Quartz, Zircon 38665Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USABlue Lizard MineKasatkin et al. (2013)10.1180/minmag.2013.077.3.10MM77_367Age of Shinarump member of the Chinle Formation.
Michelle_745252201Triassic Age of uranium mineralization   YesBaryte, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Pyrite, Uraninite 38665Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USABlue Lizard MinePlasil et al. (2014)10.3190/jgeosci.159JG59_145Age of paleochannel sedimentation in which uranium ore deposits are found.

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