Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Elk Ridge, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 38537
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-38537.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Elk Ridge, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 46

Number of Child Localities: 43
Child Localities:
Abe Mine
Al Mines
Avalanche No. 13 Mine (Ransome Mine)
Betty Mine
Big Red & Big Red 2
Blue Jay Occurrence
Carl - Look No. 4
Carl-Notch Occurrence
Coral Claim
Cys Monument
East Woodenshoe (Woodenshoe No. 3)
Glade Mine
Happy Surprise
Horseshoe 7
Horseshoe No. 1 Mine
King Edward Mine
King James - Virgene Mine
Little Dian
M & M Prospect
Marcy 1; 2 And 3
Monte Group
Mormon Pasture Group
Notch Mines
Oakie Mine
Payday Mine
Payday No. 3
Peavine Queen Mine
Rebel Mine
Rex Group (Deer Fly)
Sandy No. 2 Mine
Sandy No. 3 Mine
Susie Occurrence
Texstar
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10078825)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10089570)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10276490)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10301155)
Unknown Uranium (Oakie Mine - A; MRDS - 10078759)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10089574)
Unknown Uranium Prospect (MRDS - 10228141)
Waben
Western Payday Mine (Highball; West Payday)
Woodenshoe No. 3 Mine

Latitude: 37°45'51"N
Longitude: 109°48'31"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.764166666667,-109.80861111111
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 F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Ca Co Cu H Na O S U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumDiasporeDomeykiteFluorite
GypsumMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeta-autuniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltStraczekite
TetrahedriteVivianiteVolborthiteZippeiteZircon

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Andersonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bayleyite  (*)
Bieberite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Corvusite  (*)
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Domeykite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilsemannite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Liebigite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Swartzite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Volborthite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O2522011276479470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)62522011276479966
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O252201047
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22522012276472,2764915509
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O252201127645338
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O252201050
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS425220112764735516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2522012276467,27647927770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O2522012276453,2764861184
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O2522010925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2522012276445,2764485707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS225220111276445,276448,276460,276467,276468,276469,276470,276471,276472,276473,27647927198
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O2522015276447,276459,276460,276472,276490566
Copper  (*)CopperCu25220112764793846
Corvusite  (*)Straczekite(Na,Ca,K)1-x(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20·4H2O2522013276467,276470,27647179
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O2522013276468,276469,27647958
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As252201073
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2522012276447,276460814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2522014276467,276470,276471,27647324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)25220112764677437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O25220112764796890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3252201127646714640
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)2522015276460,276461,276468,276469,276471123
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62522013276468,276469,2764792228
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O252201078
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)225220110276455,276467,276468,276469,276470,276471,276472,276478,276479,27649112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22522012276468,2764695674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O2522012276468,276469388
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O2522014276467,276470,276471,276479182
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2522011276479144
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22522016276448,276460,276467,276468,276469,27647939462
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O2522013276467,276470,276471128
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)25220112764606417
Swartzite  (*)NoneCaMg(UO2)(CO3)3·12H2O25220112764534
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1325220112764611803
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O2522010628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO225220121276445,276447,276448,276455,276459,276460,276461,276465,276467,276468,276469,276472,276473,276475,276477,276478,276479,276481,276489,276490,2764912718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2522012276473,276479890
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O2522013276467,276470,276471155
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)42522011276461175


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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