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Kaiparowits Mining District, Kane County, Utah, USAi
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Kane CountyCounty
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Neighbouring regions:
Escalante, Garfield County, Utah, USA
Type:
Mining District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Escalante790 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
293840
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:293840:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Jet'
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Jet'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences36
Youngest Fossil Listed70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed191 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kaiparowits3183.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
San Rafael - Entrada Sandstone3163.5 - 150.8 Ma (Jurassic)
Glen Canyon - Navajo Sandstone2182.7 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Thescelus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae : Thescelus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Adocus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae : Adocus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trionychidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chelydridae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelydridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria190.8 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Compsemys victa
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Compsemydidae : Compsemys : Compsemys victa83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Brontopodus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Brontopodus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Helopanoplia
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Helopanoplia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Denazinemys nodosa
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae : Denazinemys : Denazinemys nodosa83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Boremys grandis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae : Boremys : Boremys grandis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Megalosauripus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Megalosauripus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Neurankylus baueri
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae : Neurankylus : Neurankylus baueri83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Brasilichnium
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Chelichnopodidae : Brasilichnium190.8 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Arvinachelys goldeni
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae : Arvinachelys : Arvinachelys goldeni83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neurankylus hutchisoni
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae : Neurankylus : Neurankylus hutchisoni83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Akainacephalus johnsoni
species		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauridae : Akainacephalus : Akainacephalus johnsoni83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neurankylus utahensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae : Neurankylus : Neurankylus utahensis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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