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Locality Name:
Marysvale District (Marysvale Uranium Area), Piute Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15

mindat Locality ID: 4161
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4161.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marysvale District (Marysvale Uranium Area), Piute Co., Utah, USA": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 46

Number of Child Localities: 44
Child Localities:
Big Chief Mine
Blackbird Mine
Blue Eagle Mine
Blue Miami Moon No. 1 Mine
Buddy Mine (Lucky Strike; Annex Fraction)
Bullion Monarch Mine (Farmer John No. 3 Claim)
Cedar Hills Prospect
Copper Butte Mine
Copper Cap Mine
East Slope No. 2 Prospect
Freedom Lease
Freedom No. 1 Mine
Freedom No. 2 Mine
J & L Alunite Mine
LaVita Prospect
Lower Cloys Mine
Manning Creek Mine
Marysvale
Marysvale Peak Mine
North Star Mine
Obsidian No. 1 Prospect
Papsy's Hope Prospect
Pe-G Mine
Pittsburg Mine
Plainview Prospect
Plumbic Mine
Potts Shaft
Prospector No. 1 Mine
Prospector No. 3 Mine
Prospector No. 4 Mine
Quicksilver Mine
Saturday Prospect
Silica Hills
Sunnyside Shaft
Sunnyside-VCA Shaft Workings (Etta)
Upper Cloys Mine
V. C. A. Mine
Vega Shaft (Poison Shaft)
West End 2 Prospect
West End Prospect
White Hills Mine
White Horse Deposit
Wilhelm Prospect
Winkelman Mine (Copper Butte Group)

Latitude: 38°29'12"N
Longitude: 112°12'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.486666666667,-112.21555555556

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Aragonite	Autunite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Cobaltomenite	Copiapite	Corundum	Cristobalite	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Halotrichite
Johannite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	Natrolite	None
Phosphuranylite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Thomsonite	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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Se Si U V

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cl Co Fe H Mg Na O S Se Si U

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Aragonite Autunite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Cobaltomenite Copiapite Corundum Cristobalite Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Halotrichite
Johannite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Meta-autunite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite Natrolite None
Phosphuranylite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Thomsonite Zippeite
Zircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Alunite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Autunite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beidellite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltomenite ()*	Coffinite ()*
Copiapite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Dickite ()*	Fluellite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Gearksutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Johannite ()*	Jordisite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Meta-autunite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Phosphuranylite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rauvite ()*	Sabugalite ()*	Schröckingerite ()*
Sidwillite ()*	Sklodowskite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Tyuyamunite ()*	Umohoite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Uranopilite ()*
Zeunerite ()*	Zippeite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	23	15	1	275110	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	23	15	0		8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	23	15	0		470
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	15	12	275077,275086,275090,275093,275097,275098,275099,275103,275112,275120,275121,275123	966
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	23	15	1	275094	3250
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	23	15	11	275081,275082,275084,275086,275087,275088,275089,275107,275108,275115,275116	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	23	15	1	275082	11547
Beidellite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	23	15	1	275086	85
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23	15	1	275094	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	23	15	1	275112	309
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	15	1	275123	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	23	15	1	275110	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	23	15	0		1756
Cobaltomenite ()*	Cobaltomenite	Co(Se⁴⁺O₃)·2H₂O	23	15	0		11
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	23	15	0		566
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	23	15	1	275089	382
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	23	15	0		453
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	23	15	2	275090,275120	651
Fluellite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)F₂(OH)·7H₂O	23	15	2	275089,275107	40
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	23	15	14	275081,275082,275088,275089,275091,275092,275095,275105,275106,275107,275109,275113,275114,275116	9617
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O	23	15	1	275089	68
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	23	15	2	275091,275112	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	23	15	3	275090,275103,275110	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	23	15	0		1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	23	15	1	275089	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	23	15	4	275086,275091,275109,275121	14640
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)	23	15	5	275082,275088,275089,275107,275110	123
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	15	5	275085,275088,275103,275112,275120	2228
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	23	15	2	275082,275107	69
Jordisite ()*	Amorphous	MoS₂	23	15	5	275081,275082,275088,275089,275107	102
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	23	15	6	275086,275090,275093,275098,275120,275121	5591
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	23	15	6	275081,275082,275088,275089,275107,275108	210
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	23	15	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	23	15	1	275111	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	23	15	0		5674
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	23	15	3	275089,275091,275101	388
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	23	15	1	275110	255
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	23	15	4	275082,275086,275089,275091	443
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	23	15	1	275091	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	23	15	1	275089	140
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	23	15	2	275086,275103	1508
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	23	15	1	275110	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	23	15	1	275105	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	15	1	275103	128
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	23	15	1	275112	1236
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	23	15	0		471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	23	15	2	275090,275112	2994
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	23	15	1	275089	144
Phosphuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄·8H₂O	23	15	2	275089,275090	182
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	15	7	275089,275091,275093,275103,275105,275106,275109	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	23	15	2	275078,275080	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	15	11	275086,275089,275090,275106,275109,275110,275113,275115,275120,275121,275123	61156
Rauvite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂V₁₀O₂₈·16H₂O	23	15	1	275091	32
Sabugalite ()*	None	HAl(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₄·16H₂O	23	15	1	275089	87
Schröckingerite ()*	None	NaCa₃(UO₂)(SO₄)(CO₃)₃F·10H₂O	23	15	6	275082,275086,275088,275089,275107,275108	128
Sidwillite ()*	None	MoO₃·2H₂O	23	15	1	275089	3
Sklodowskite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	23	15	1	275089	56
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	23	15	1	275112	452
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	23	15	1	275110	83
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	23	15	10	275082,275084,275088,275089,275095,275106,275107,275108,275113,275123	1059
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O	23	15	1	275091	628
Umohoite ()*	None	(UO₂)(MoO₄)·2H₂O	23	15	2	275088,275089	16
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	23	15	15	275081,275082,275084,275087,275088,275089,275097,275101,275106,275107,275108,275109,275111,275114,275116	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	23	15	8	275082,275084,275086,275089,275090,275096,275101,275107	890
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	23	15	2	275082,275107	94
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	23	15	1	275089	185
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	23	15	3	275082,275089,275107	175

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00040	23	15		U-Pb								Cinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Tiemannite	Hg	4161	Marysvale District (Marysvale Uranium Area), Piute Co., Utah, USA		Cunningham et al. (1982)	10.2113/gsecongeo.77.2.453	EG77_453
	Mo-00060	23	15		U-Pb								Jordisite, Molybdenite, Sidwillite, Umohoite, Ilsemannite	Mo	4161	Marysvale District (Marysvale Uranium Area), Piute Co., Utah, USA		Cunningham et al. (1982)	10.2113/gsecongeo.77.2.453	EG77_453

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R080047	Freedom No. 2 Mine, Marysvale District (Marysvale Uranium Area), Piute Co., Utah, USA	https://rruff.info/R080047

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