Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mitten No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 1 Channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 180
Youngest recorded age at locality: 180

mindat Locality ID: 52026
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52026.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mitten No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 1 Channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°57'5"N
Longitude: 110°13'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.951388888889,-110.23194444444

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.

Allophane	Autunite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Fritzscheite	Hewettite	Malachite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Quartz	Straczekite	Volborthite	Zippeite

Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Corvusite ()*	Hewettite ()*	Malachite ()*
Metatorbernite ()*	Metatyuyamunite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rauvite ()*
Roscoelite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*	Volborthite ()*	Zippeite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O P S Si U V

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O P S Si U V

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Autunite Calcite Chalcanthite Fritzscheite Hewettite Malachite Mica None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Quartz Straczekite Volborthite Zippeite

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	180	180	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	180	180	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	180	180	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	180	180	1184
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	180	180	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	180	180	5707
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	180	180	3531
Corvusite ()*	Straczekite	(Na,Ca,K)_1-x(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺,Fe²⁺)₈O₂₀·4H₂O	180	180	79
Hewettite ()*	Hewettite	CaV⁵⁺₆O₁₆·9H₂O	180	180	58
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	180	180	12537
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	180	180	443
Metatyuyamunite ()*	Fritzscheite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	180	180	129
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	180	180	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	180	180	61156
Rauvite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂V₁₀O₂₈·16H₂O	180	180	32
Roscoelite ()*	Mica	KV³⁺₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	180	180	253
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	180	180	1059
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O	180	180	628
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	180	180	155
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	180	180	175

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000992	Uranium mineralization is hosted by the Chinle Formation in the Monument Valley district. The major deposits are particularly found within the Shinarump Member of the Chinle Formation. Uranium deposits are commonly localised at confluences and intersections of channels and/or near bends. This is interpreted to be caused by stronger currents able to cut deep scours in the basement.

1 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
	Giersdorf_00000992	180	180	180							Yes			U	310569	Mineral Mining District, Navajo Co., Arizona, USA	Monument Valley Mining District	Jaireth et al. (2010)		AN97_21	Age of the initial mineralization of U in the district with several following mobilization events

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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