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Locality Name:
Blue Lizard 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: 38665
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-38665.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°33'26"N
Longitude: 110°17'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.557222222222,-110.29666666667

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.

Alunite	Atacamite	Autunite	Baryte	Blödite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Copiapite	Coquimbite	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Dansite	Devilline	Epsomite	Fluorite	Garnet	Guarinoite
Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Johannite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Ktenasite	Malachite	Marcasite	Metavoltine
Natroautunite	None	Not in a structural group	Picromerite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Roselite	Römerite
Sphalerite	Starkeyite	Sulphur	Tamarugite	Zippeite	Zircon

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 Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn N Na O P S Si U V Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn N Na O P S Si U V Y Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Atacamite Autunite Baryte Blödite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay
Copiapite Coquimbite Covellite Cyanotrichite Dansite Devilline Epsomite Fluorite Garnet Guarinoite
Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite Johannite Kaolinite Kieserite Ktenasite Malachite Marcasite Metavoltine
Natroautunite None Not in a structural group Picromerite Pyrite Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Roselite Römerite
Sphalerite Starkeyite Sulphur Tamarugite Zippeite Zircon

87 IMA Minerals at location:

Almandine ()*	Aluminocoquimbite ()*	Alwilkinsite-(Y) ()*	Ammoniozippeite ()*	Andersonite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Belakovskiite ()*	Blödite ()*
Bluelizardite ()*	Bobcookite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boyleite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chinleite-(Y) ()*
Cobaltoblödite ()*	Cobaltzippeite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cyanotrichite ()*	D'ansite ()*	D'ansite-(Mn) ()*	Deliensite ()*	Devilline ()*
Dickite ()*	Dietrichite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Fermiite ()*	Ferrinatrite ()*
Feynmanite ()*	Gerhardtite ()*	Gordaite ()*	Guarinoite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Ivsite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Johannite ()*	Kieserite ()*	Klaprothite ()*	Konyaite ()*	Kröhnkite ()*
Lishizhenite ()*	Lussierite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganoblödite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Marécottite ()*	Meisserite ()*	Meta-ankoleite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Natrojarosite ()*
Natrozippeite ()*	Oppenheimerite ()*	Ottohahnite ()*	Péligotite ()*	Pentahydrite ()*
Pickeringite ()*	Plášilite ()*	Pseudojohannite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Redcanyonite ()*	Rhomboclase ()*	Römerite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Shumwayite ()*
Sideronatrite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strelkinite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tamarugite ()*	Thérèsemagnanite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Wetherillite ()*	Zeunerite ()*
Zippeite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	252	201	2353
Aluminocoquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	Al₂Fe₂(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·9H₂O	0	0	5
Alwilkinsite-(Y) ()*	Not in a structural group	Y(UO₂)₃(SO₄)₂O(OH)₃(H₂O)₇·7H₂O	0	0	2
Ammoniozippeite ()*	Zippeite	(NH₄)₂[(UO₂)₂(SO₄)O₂]·H₂O	252	0	4
Andersonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂Ca(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·5-6H₂O	252	0	47
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	0	0	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	252	0	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	252	201	11547
Belakovskiite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₇(UO₂)(SO₄)₄(SO₃OH)(H₂O)₃	0	0	1
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	0	0	130
Bluelizardite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₇(UO₂)(SO₄)₄Cl(H₂O)₂	0	0	2
Bobcookite ()*	Not in a structural group	NaAl(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₄·18H₂O	0	0	4
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	252	201	5516
Boyleite ()*	Starkeyite	Zn(SO₄)·4H₂O	0	0	23
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	0	0	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	252	0	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	0	0	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	252	0	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	252	201	27198
Chinleite-(Y) ()*	Rhabdophane	NaY(SO₄)₂·H₂O	252	0	2
Cobaltoblödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Co(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	0	0	1
Cobaltzippeite ()*	Zippeite	Co(UO₂)₂(SO₄)O₂·3.5H₂O	0	0	3
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	0	0	382
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	0	0	136
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	252	201	4165
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	0	0	179
D'ansite ()*	Dansite	Na₂₁Mg(SO₄)₁₀Cl₃	252	0	5
D'ansite-(Mn) ()*	Dansite	Na₂₁Mn(SO₄)₁₀Cl₃	0	0	2
Deliensite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·7H₂O	252	0	14
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	252	0	366
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0	0	651
Dietrichite ()*	Halotrichite	ZnAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	0	0	15
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	0	0	484
Fermiite ()*	None	Na₄(UO₂)(SO₄)₃·3H₂O	0	0	2
Ferrinatrite ()*	None	Na₃Fe³⁺(SO₄)₃·3H₂O	0	0	25
Feynmanite ()*	None	Na(UO₂)(SO₄)(OH)·3.5H₂O	252	0	2
Gerhardtite ()*	None	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃	0	0	24
Gordaite ()*	Ktenasite	NaZn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆Cl·6H₂O	0	0	17
Guarinoite ()*	Guarinoite	Zn₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·5H₂O	252	0	3
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0	0	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	0	0	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	0	0	409
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	0	0	251
Ivsite ()*	None	Na₃H(SO₄)₂	252	0	2
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	252	0	2228
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	0	0	69
Kieserite ()*	Kieserite	Mg(SO₄)·H₂O	0	0	80
Klaprothite ()*	None	Na₆(UO₂)(SO₄)₄(H₂O)₄	0	0	2
Konyaite ()*	Picromerite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·5H₂O	0	0	20
Kröhnkite ()*	Roselite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	0	0	27
Lishizhenite ()*	Römerite	ZnFe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	0	0	3
Lussierite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₁₀[(UO₂)(SO₄)₄](SO₄)₂(H₂O)₃	252	0	1
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	252	0	12537
Manganoblödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mn(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	0	0	2
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	252	0	5674
Marécottite ()*	None	Mg₃O₆(UO₂)₈(SO₄)₄(OH)₂·28H₂O	0	0	10
Meisserite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₅(UO₂)(SO₄)₃(SO₃OH)(H₂O)	0	0	1
Meta-ankoleite ()*	Natroautunite	K(UO₂)(PO₄)·3H₂O	252	0	10
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	0	0	78
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	252	0	254
Natrozippeite ()*	Zippeite	Na₅(UO₂)₈(SO₄)₄O₅(OH)₃·12H₂O	0	0	41
Oppenheimerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂(UO₂)(SO₄)₂·3H₂O	0	0	2
Ottohahnite ()*	None	Na₆(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₅(H₂O)₇·1.5H₂O	0	0	1
Péligotite ()*	None	Na₆(UO₂)(SO₄)₄(H₂O)₄	0	0	1
Pentahydrite ()*	Chalcanthite	Mg(SO₄)·5H₂O	252	0	32
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	0	0	265
Plášilite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na(UO₂)(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O	0	0	3
Pseudojohannite ()*	None	Cu₃(OH)₂[(UO₂)₄O₄(SO₄)₂]·12H₂O	0	0	10
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	252	201	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	252	201	61156
Redcanyonite ()*	Zippeite	(NH₄)₂Mn[(UO₂)₄O₄(SO₄)₂](H₂O)₄	252	0	2
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	0	0	53
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	0	0	115
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	0	0	293
Shumwayite ()*	Not in a structural group	[(UO₂)(SO₄)(H₂O)₂]₂·H₂O	0	0	3
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O	0	0	73
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	252	0	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	252	0	21482
Strelkinite ()*	None	Na₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·6H₂O	252	0	8
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	252	0	2045
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	0	0	87
Thérèsemagnanite ()*	Ktenasite	NaCo₄(SO₄)(OH)₆Cl·6H₂O	0	0	3
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	252	201	2718
Wetherillite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂Mg(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₄·18H₂O	0	0	3
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	252	0	185
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	252	0	175
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	252	201	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
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.
Michelle_746	The Blue Lizard Mine has been the source of several new uranyl sulfate minerals, the product of secondary mineralization. "The mineral association described here is of supergene origin, related to post-mining processes (the mine was closed in 1978), which include supergene oxidation of primary ores (uraninite, pyrite and chalcopyrite disseminated in lenses of organic matter) in the humid underground environment, which led to the formation of a variety of secondary minerals, mainly sulfates, occurring as efflorescent crusts on the surfaces of mine walls."

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	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	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	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_746	0	0	Anthropocene	Age of anthropogenic mineralization	Atacamite, Boyleite, Brochantite, Calcite, Chalcanthite, Copiapite, Coquimbite, Cyanotrichite, Dickite, Dietrichite, Epsomite, Ferrinatrite, Gerhardtite, Gordaite, Gypsum, Halite, Halotrichite, Hexahydrite, Johannite, Kaolinite, Kieserite, Konyaite, Lishizhenite, Metavoltine, Pickeringite, Rhomboclase, Romerite, Rozenite, Sideronatrite, Natrozippeite, Tamarugite, Theresemagnanite, Blodite, Krohnkite, Pseudojohannite, Aluminocoquimbite, Dansite-(Mn), Manganoblodite, Cobaltoblodite, Meisserite, Bluelizardite, Belakovskiite, Bobcookite, Plasilite, Fermiite, Oppenheimerite, Shumwayite, Klaprothite, Peligotite, Alwilkinsite-(Y), Ottohahnite	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 post-mining, supergene mineralization.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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