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Jackpile Mine (Jackpile-Paguate), Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USAi
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Jackpile Mine (Jackpile-Paguate), Laguna subdistrict, Laguna Mining District, New Mexico, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 7' 50'' North , 107° 22' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Paguate421 (2011)0.9km
Bibo140 (2011)4.9km
Encinal210 (2006)7.7km
Seboyeta179 (2011)7.9km
Laguna1,241 (2011)10.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
33622
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33622:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 26 & 35 T11N R5W and Sec 2 T10N R5W

Listed as the "Jackpile-Paguate" mine, Section 26 and 33 T11N R5W in "Uranium Mines and Deposits in the Grants District, Cibola and McKinley Counties, New Mexico," by V. T. McLemore and W. L. Chenoweth. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Open File Report 353 - Revised December, 1991. By far the largest producer of uranium ore in the Grants District (Laguna District is a sub-disctict) in the 1950-1985 time frame.


Commodity: For Complete List Of Ore Minerals See Kittel, D.F., 1963, P. 170

Deposit: NMBMMR Bull 105 Is An Annotated Bibliography For The Grants Uranium Region, 1950 To 1972. ; 2 Unpub Rept

Development: Reported To Be A 5000 Ton Per Day Operation In 1979.

Geology: Ore Occurs In The Brushy Basin Member (Jackpile Sandstone) Of The Morrison Fm.

Rock formation(s): Morrison


Ore(s): Fluviatile Channel Sandstone And Carbonaceous Material (Humate).

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Mineral List


33 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Becquerelite
Formula: Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chernikovite
Formula: (H3O)2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
'Chlorite Group'
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
Corvusite
Formula: (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprosklodowskite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Metatyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Paramontroseite
Formula: V4+O2
Phosphuranylite
Formula: KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Schoepite
Formula: (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
Sincosite
Formula: Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Sklodowskite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Soddyite
Formula: (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
'UM1981-27-SiO:HU'
Formula: (UO2)-Si-O-H
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Weeksite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Zippeite
Formula: K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Description: Mineral does not contain potassium. May be uranopilite.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Paramontroseite4.DB.15aV4+O2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Schoepite4.GA.05(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
Becquerelite4.GB.10Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Metatyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Tyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Corvusite4.HE.20(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Zippeite ?7.EC.05K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Sincosite8.CJ.65Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Meta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Chernikovite8.EB.15(H3O)2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Phosphuranylite8.EC.10KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
Soddyite9.AK.05(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Cuprosklodowskite9.AK.10Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Sklodowskite9.AK.10Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Weeksite9.AK.30K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'UM1981-27-SiO:HU'-(UO2)-Si-O-H

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
H CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H Chernikovite(H3O)2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
H CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
H Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
H CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
H Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
H SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
H SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
H Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
H TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
H ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
H UM1981-27-SiO:HU(UO2)-Si-O-H
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O Chernikovite(H3O)2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
O CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
O Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
O CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O ParamontroseiteV4+O2
O PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
O Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
O SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
O SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
O Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
O TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
O UraniniteUO2
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
O ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
O UM1981-27-SiO:HU(UO2)-Si-O-H
NaSodium
Na Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Si CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Si Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Si UM1981-27-SiO:HU(UO2)-Si-O-H
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P Chernikovite(H3O)2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
P Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
P SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
S ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
KPotassium
K CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
K Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
K PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
K WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
K ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Ca MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Ca PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Ca SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Ca TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
VVanadium
V CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
V Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
V MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
V ParamontroseiteV4+O2
V SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
V TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
As CobaltiteCoAsS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
U CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
U Chernikovite(H3O)2(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
U CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
U CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
U Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
U PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
U Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
U SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
U Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
U TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
U UraniniteUO2
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
U WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
U ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
U UM1981-27-SiO:HU(UO2)-Si-O-H

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