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Locality Name:
Fry Mesa, 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: 279389
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-279389.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fry Mesa, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
East Saddle Mine
Point Mine
Saddle Prospect
Unknown Uranium (White Canyon Claim Group; MRDS - 10079020)
White Canyon No. 1 Mine (Cameo Mine)
Widowmaker Mine

Latitude: 37°38'4"N
Longitude: 110°6'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.634444444444,-110.11555555556
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg N Na O P S Si U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDevilline
FluoriteGypsumHalotrichiteJohanniteLeydetiteMalachiteMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
SphaleriteZippeite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Ammoniozippeite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bayleyite  (*)Bobcookite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Carnotite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Johannite  (*)Liebigite  (*)Magnesiozippeite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Metazellerite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pseudojohannite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Straßmannite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Voglite  (*)Zellerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ammoniozippeite  (*)Zippeite(NH4)2[(UO2)2(SO4)O2]·H2O25220112765794
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)42522011276579246
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)225220112765785509
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O252201127657438
Bobcookite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl(UO2)2(SO4)4·18H2O0012765794
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42522012276578,2765795516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62522012276574,2765791633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)252201127657827770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O252201127657988
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O25220112765781184
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O2522012276578,276579925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2522012276576,2765785707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22522013276575,276576,27657827198
Copper  (*)CopperCu2522012276578,2765793846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS25220112765784165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O25220112765792970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2522011276579366
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2522013276574,276578,2765796890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3252201127657814640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)625220112765782228
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O2522013276574,276578,27657969
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O252201127657878
Magnesiozippeite  (*)ZippeiteMg(UO2)2(SO4)O2·3.5H2O00127657414
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22522012276576,27657812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS225220112765785674
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2522012276578,276579443
Metazellerite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)(CO3)2·3H2O25220112765784
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O2522012276574,27657941
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O2522011276579265
Pseudojohannite  (*)NoneCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2]·12H2O002276574,27657910
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22522012276576,27657839462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS252201127657821482
Straßmannite  (*)LeydetiteAl(UO2)(SO4)2F·16H2O25220112765792
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O25220112765781059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22522014276575,276576,276577,2765782718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2522011276578890
Voglite  (*)NoneCa2Cu(UO2)(CO3)4·6H2O25220112765787
Zellerite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)(CO3)2·5H2O252201127657815
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)42522011276578175


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.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050663White Canyon No. 1 Mine (Cameo Mine), Fry Mesa, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050663

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