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Locality Name:
Jackpile Mine (Jackpile-Paguate), Laguna District, Cibola Co., New Mexico, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 33622
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33622.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jackpile Mine (Jackpile-Paguate), Laguna District, Cibola Co., New Mexico, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Al As Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si U V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteAutuniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCovelliteFluoriteFritzscheite
GypsumKaoliniteMeta-autuniteNatroautuniteNonePhosphuranylitePyriteRamsdelliteRocksaltSchoepite
SincositeSphaleriteStraczekiteWurtziteZircon

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chernikovite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Corvusite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)
Paramontroseite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Schoepite  (*)Sincosite  (*)
Sklodowskite  (*)Soddyite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Weeksite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11511003250
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11511001272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)115110011547
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O115110092
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)115110027770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O11511001184
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2115110027198
Chernikovite  (*)Natroautunite(H3O)(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O115110021
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1151100966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O1151100566
Corvusite  (*)Straczekite(Na,Ca,K)1-x(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20·4H2O115110079
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11511004165
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O115110058
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211511009895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS115110024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11511006890
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411511005591
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O1151100388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1151100443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1151100129
Paramontroseite  (*)RamsdelliteVO2115110039
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O1151100182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2115110039462
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6115110094
Sincosite  (*)SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2·4H2O115110010
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O115110056
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2115110044
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS115110021482
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O1151100628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211511002718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1151100890
Weeksite  (*)None(K)2(UO2)2(Si5O13)·4H2O115110042
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1151100372


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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