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Locality Name:
Pick's Mine (Pick's Delta Mine; Delta Mine; Delta Uranium Mine; Hidden Splendor), Delta, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 410
Youngest recorded age at locality: 82

mindat Locality ID: 4377
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4377.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pick's Mine (Pick's Delta Mine; Delta Mine; Delta Uranium Mine; Hidden Splendor), Delta, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°33'49"N
Longitude: 110°56'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.563611111111,-110.94388888889
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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteClayCompreignaciteCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteFluorite
FritzscheiteGypsumJohanniteKaoliniteMalachiteMeta-autuniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylite
PyriteRocksaltScheeliteSchoepiteVolborthiteZippeite

47 IMA Minerals at location:
Andersonite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bayleyite  (*)
Becquerelite  (*)Billietite  (*)Boltwoodite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Compreignacite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cyanotrichite  (*)Fourmarierite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Johannite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Metatyuyamunite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)
Phosphuranylite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Rutherfordine  (*)Schoepite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)
Strelkinite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Uranopilite  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Yingjiangite  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O11782047
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4117820246
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1178201272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21178205509
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O11782038
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O11782092
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O11782038
Boltwoodite  (*)None(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH)·1.5H2O11782067
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61178201633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11782027770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1178201184
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O117820925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1178205707
Compreignacite  (*)CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O11782027
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1178204165
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2117820179
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O11782061
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11782024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1178206890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311782014640
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O11782069
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41178205591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211782012537
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O117820388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O117820443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O117820129
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O117820182
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)211782017380
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O11782041
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O117820144
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O117820182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS211782039462
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)11782058
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)611782094
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O117820128
Strelkinite  (*)NoneNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2·6H2O1178208
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1178201059
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O117820628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21178202718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O117820890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O11782094
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O11782052
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O117820155
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41178201655
Yingjiangite  (*)PhosphuranyliteK2Ca(UO2)7(PO4)4(OH)6·6H2O1178209
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O117820185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4117820175


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000547Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range
Giersdorf_00000548Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range
Giersdorf_00000549Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range
Giersdorf_00000550Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range
Giersdorf_00000551Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range
Giersdorf_00000552Urano-organic ore associated with a collapse structure in Triassic Sandstone, part of the Chinle Formation. Uranium Ore is found over a wide stratigraphic range


6 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_00000547868284±2238U-206U uraniniteK-154 YesUraniniteUraniniteU180697Calyx No. 8, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000548968691±5235U-207Pb uraniniteK-154 YesUraniniteUraniniteU180697Calyx No. 8, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000549410260335±75207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteK-154 YesUraniniteUraniniteU180697Calyx No. 8, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000550104100102±2238U-206U uraniniteK-155 YesUraniniteUraniniteU182883North Mesa 9 & 10, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_0000055111797107±10235U-207Pb uraniniteK-155 YesUraniniteUraniniteU182883North Mesa 9 & 10, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000552335185260±75207Pb-206PbThe Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methodslowuraniniteK-155 YesUraniniteUraniniteU182883North Mesa 9 & 10, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USASan Rafael SwellMiller et al. (1963)10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2GSAB74_609Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070345Pick's Mine (Pick's Delta Mine; Delta Mine; Delta Uranium Mine; Hidden Splendor), Delta, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070345

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