Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Markey No. 3 Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 38502
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-38502.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Markey No. 3 Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, 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

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Fluorite	None	Pyrite

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 Cu Fe H K O P S U

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Cu Fe H K O P S U

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Fluorite None Pyrite

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	252	0	966
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	0	0	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	252	201	27198
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	252	0	443
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	252	0	182
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	252	201	39462
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	252	0	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	252	201	2718

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_270	The Markey Mine is in the White Canyon mining district, San Juan County, Utah. The mine is geologically similar to the nearby Blue Lizard and Giveaway-Simplot mines. These mines have been the source of several new secondary uranyl sulfate minerals. The Markey Mine is richer in uranyl carbonate minerals, possibly as a result of considerably higher atmospheric CO2 concentration compared to the Blue Lizard mine.
Michelle_744	The Triassic Shinarump member of the Chinle formation hosts the Blue Lizard Mine and other significant uranium deposits in the White Canyon District.
Michelle_745	Ore minerals were deposited as replacement of wood and other organic material and as disseminations in the enclosing sandstone found in paleochannels.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Michelle_744	252	201	Triassic	Age of host formation	Yes	Almandine, Calcite, Quartz, Zircon	38665	Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA	Blue Lizard Mine	Kasatkin et al. (2013)	10.1180/minmag.2013.077.3.10	MM77_367	Age of Shinarump member of the Chinle Formation.
Michelle_745	252	201	Triassic	Age of uranium mineralization	Yes	Baryte, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Pyrite, Uraninite	38665	Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA	Blue Lizard Mine	Plasil et al. (2014)	10.3190/jgeosci.159	JG59_145	Age of paleochannel sedimentation in which uranium ore deposits are found.
Michelle_270	0	0	Anthropocene	Age of anthropogenic mineralization	Yes	Andersonite, Bayleyite, Cejkaite, Chalcanthite, Johannite, Natrozippeite, Leoszilardite	27591	Markey Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA	Markey Mine	Olds et al. (2017)	10.1180/minmag.2016.080.149	MM81_1039	Age of post-mining, supergene mineralization.

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