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Ambrosia Lake Mining Sub-district, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
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Ambrosia Lake Mining Sub-districtMining Sub-district
McKinley CountyCounty
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Grants9,239 (2017)
Milan3,250 (2017)
San Mateo161 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
6447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6447:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A U-V-Mo-Se mining sub-district located in townships 11, 12, 13 & 14N and ranges 8, 9, 10 & 11W. The mines in townships 11 & 12 are in Cibola County.

The Section 30 Mine has the largest reported U production in the sub-district.

Structure: Some mines show evidence of collapse structures Ambrosia Lake dome, Thoreau homocline, San Mateo fault and anticline, Poison Canyon fault

Ores: Sedimentary and structural features

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Mineral List

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85 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andersonite
Formula: Na2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3 · 5.33H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Habit: Complex crystals to 12mm.
'Ardennite'
Locality: Grants Mining District, New Mexico, USA - erroneously reported
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Barnesite
Formula: (Na,Ca)V6O16 · 3H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 27 localities in this region.
Bayleyite
Formula: Mg2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 18H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Beusite
Formula: Mn2+Mn2+2 (PO4)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.
Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
Localities: Reported from at least 39 localities in this region.
Corvusite
Formula: (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Cuprosklodowskite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Curite
Formula: Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Doloresite
Formula: V4+3O4(OH)4
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Ferroselite
Formula: FeSe2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Galileiite (TL)
Formula: Na3Fe2+Fe2+11(PO4)9
Type Locality:
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graftonite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
Grantsite (TL)
Formula: (Na,Ca)2+x(V5+,V4+)6O16 · 4H2O
Description: One of three co-type localities.
'Gummite'
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Häggite
Formula: V3+V4+O2(OH)3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Hewettite
Formula: CaV6O16 · 9H2O
Hydronováčekite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Ilsemannite
Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Johannite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Johnsomervilleite
Formula: Na3CaFe11(PO4)9
Jordisite
Formula: MoS2
Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Liebigite
Formula: Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Metahewettite
Formula: CaV6O16 · 3H2O
Metatyuyamunite (TL)
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Minnesotaite ?
Formula: Fe2+3Si4O10(OH)2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Montroseite
Formula: (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Native Selenium
Formula: Se
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Habit: Tiny prisms
Colour: black, red in transmitted light
Fluorescence: none
Natrozippeite
Formula: Na5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3 · 12H2O
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Paramontroseite
Formula: V4+O2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Parauranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Pascoite
Formula: Ca2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Petrified Wood'
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rabejacite
Formula: Ca(UO2)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Rauvite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O
Roscoelite
Formula: KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Rutherfordine
Formula: (UO2)CO3
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Santafeite (TL)
Formula: (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
Type Locality:
Habit: Rosettes of acicular crystals
Colour: Brown
Description: Material was originally tentatively referred to as ardennite. Santafeite occurs as well-defined rosettes of radially oriented acicular crystals…Individual rosettes range from about 1.5 to 4 mm. In diameter. Some of them are triangular in profile along the diameter, suggesting an original spherulitic form from which the upper two-thirds has been broken away.
Sarcopside
Formula: Fe2+3(PO4)2
Schröckingerite
Formula: NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Sklodowskite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
Thermonatrite
Formula: Na2CO3 · H2O
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Tyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.
'UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU'
Formula: ~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
'UM1982-18-SiO:ThTiU'
Formula: ~(U,Th)4Ti7Si4O30
'UM1982-19-SiO:TiU'
Formula: ~U2Ti4SiO14
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Localities: Reported from at least 26 localities in this region.
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Uranopilite
Formula: (UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
Uvanite ?
Formula: U6+2V5+6O21 · 15H2O (?)
'Wad'
Weeksite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Zellerite
Formula: Ca(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Zippeite
Formula: K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Description: Zippeite is very uncommon in sandstone-hosted deposits. Most if not virtually all such locations are sodium-zippeite. Claims for zippeite occurrences require chemical confirmation of K>Na.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Selenium1.CC.10Se
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Jordisite2.EA.30MoS2
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Ferroselite2.EB.10aFeSe2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Paramontroseite4.DB.15aV4+O2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Montroseite4.FD.10(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Ilsemannite4.FJ.15Mo3O8 · nH2O
Curite4.GB.55Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Metatyuyamunite (TL)4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Tyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Uvanite ?4.HB.35U6+2V5+6O21 · 15H2O (?)
Rauvite4.HB.40Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O
Pascoite4.HC.05Ca2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Hewettite4.HE.15CaV6O16 · 9H2O
Metahewettite4.HE.15CaV6O16 · 3H2O
Corvusite4.HE.20(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Häggite4.HE.25V3+V4+O2(OH)3
Doloresite4.HE.30V4+3O4(OH)4
Barnesite4.HG.45(Na,Ca)V6O16 · 3H2O
Grantsite (TL)4.HG.55(Na,Ca)2+x(V5+,V4+)6O16 · 4H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Thermonatrite5.CB.05Na2CO3 · H2O
Rutherfordine5.EB.05(UO2)CO3
Zellerite5.EC.10Ca(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Bayleyite5.ED.05Mg2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 18H2O
Liebigite5.ED.20Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
Andersonite5.ED.30Na2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3 · 5.33H2O
Schröckingerite5.EG.05NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Thénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Uranopilite7.EA.05(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
Johannite7.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Natrozippeite7.EC.05Na5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3 · 12H2O
Zippeite7.EC.05K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Rabejacite7.EC.10Ca(UO2)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Sarcopside8.AB.15Fe2+3(PO4)2
Beusite8.AB.20Mn2+Mn2+2 (PO4)2
Graftonite8.AB.20Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
Johnsomervilleite8.AC.50Na3CaFe11(PO4)9
Galileiite (TL)8.AC.50Na3Fe2+Fe2+11(PO4)9
Santafeite (TL)8.DM.40(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hydronováčekite8.EB.05Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Meta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Cuprosklodowskite9.AK.10Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Sklodowskite9.AK.10Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Parauranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Weeksite9.AK.30K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Minnesotaite ?9.EC.05Fe2+3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Roscoelite9.EC.15KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Chamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Gummite'-
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Wad'-
'Petrified Wood'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Ardennite' ?-
'UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU'-~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
'UM1982-19-SiO:TiU'-~U2Ti4SiO14
'UM1982-18-SiO:ThTiU'-~(U,Th)4Ti7Si4O30

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AndersoniteNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3 · 5.33H2O
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H Barnesite(Na,Ca)V6O16 · 3H2O
H BayleyiteMg2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 18H2O
H CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
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 CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
H DoloresiteV34+O4(OH)4
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Grantsite(Na,Ca)2+x(V5+,V4+)6O16 · 4H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HäggiteV3+V4+O2(OH)3
H HewettiteCaV6O16 · 9H2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H LiebigiteCa2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
H Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
H MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
H MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
H Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H HydronováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
H PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
H RabejaciteCa(UO2)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
H RauviteCa(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O
H RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Santafeite(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
H SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
H SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
H NatrozippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3 · 12H2O
H ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
H ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H Uranopilite(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
H UvaniteU26+V65+O21 · 15H2O (?)
H WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
H ZelleriteCa(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
H ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
CCarbon
C AndersoniteNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3 · 5.33H2O
C BayleyiteMg2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 18H2O
C CalciteCaCO3
C LiebigiteCa2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
C SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
C ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
C ZelleriteCa(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O AndersoniteNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3 · 5.33H2O
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O Barnesite(Na,Ca)V6O16 · 3H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BayleyiteMg2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 18H2O
O BeusiteMn2+Mn22+ (PO4)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
O Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
O CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
O DoloresiteV34+O4(OH)4
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
O Grantsite(Na,Ca)2+x(V5+,V4+)6O16 · 4H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HäggiteV3+V4+O2(OH)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O HewettiteCaV6O16 · 9H2O
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
O JohnsomervilleiteNa3CaFe11(PO4)9
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O LiebigiteCa2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
O Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
O MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
O MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
O Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O HydronováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
O ParamontroseiteV4+O2
O PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O RabejaciteCa(UO2)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
O RauviteCa(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O
O RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
O RutileTiO2
O Santafeite(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
O SarcopsideFe32+(PO4)2
O SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
O SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
O NatrozippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3 · 12H2O
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O ThénarditeNa2SO4
O ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
O UraniniteUO2
O ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O Uranopilite(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
O UvaniteU26+V65+O21 · 15H2O (?)
O WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
O ZelleriteCa(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
O ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
O GalileiiteNa3Fe2+Fe112+(PO4)9
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
O UM1982-19-SiO:TiU~U2Ti4SiO14
O UM1982-18-SiO:ThTiU~(U,Th)4Ti7Si4O30
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na AndersoniteNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3 · 5.33H2O
Na Barnesite(Na,Ca)V6O16 · 3H2O
Na Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Na Grantsite(Na,Ca)2+x(V5+,V4+)6O16 · 4H2O
Na JohnsomervilleiteNa3CaFe11(PO4)9
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na Santafeite(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
Na SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Na NatrozippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3 · 12H2O
Na ThénarditeNa2SO4
Na ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Na GalileiiteNa3Fe2+Fe112+(PO4)9
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BayleyiteMg2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 18H2O
Mg Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg HydronováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Mg Santafeite(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
Mg SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AlAluminium
Al ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Santafeite(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Si CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
Si UM1982-19-SiO:TiU~U2Ti4SiO14
Si UM1982-18-SiO:ThTiU~(U,Th)4Ti7Si4O30
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P BeusiteMn2+Mn22+ (PO4)2
P GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
P JohnsomervilleiteNa3CaFe11(PO4)9
P Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
P SarcopsideFe32+(PO4)2
P GalileiiteNa3Fe2+Fe112+(PO4)9
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
S JordisiteMoS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S RabejaciteCa(UO2)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
S SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
S NatrozippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3 · 12H2O
S StibniteSb2S3
S ThénarditeNa2SO4
S TroiliteFeS
S Uranopilite(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
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 CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
K WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
K ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AndersoniteNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3 · 5.33H2O
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca Barnesite(Na,Ca)V6O16 · 3H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Grantsite(Na,Ca)2+x(V5+,V4+)6O16 · 4H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HewettiteCaV6O16 · 9H2O
Ca JohnsomervilleiteNa3CaFe11(PO4)9
Ca LiebigiteCa2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
Ca Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Ca MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
Ca MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Ca RabejaciteCa(UO2)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Ca RauviteCa(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O
Ca Santafeite(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
Ca SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ca TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Ca ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca ZelleriteCa(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ti UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
Ti UM1982-19-SiO:TiU~U2Ti4SiO14
Ti UM1982-18-SiO:ThTiU~(U,Th)4Ti7Si4O30
VVanadium
V Barnesite(Na,Ca)V6O16 · 3H2O
V CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
V Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
V DoloresiteV34+O4(OH)4
V Grantsite(Na,Ca)2+x(V5+,V4+)6O16 · 4H2O
V HäggiteV3+V4+O2(OH)3
V HewettiteCaV6O16 · 9H2O
V MetahewettiteCaV6O16 · 3H2O
V MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
V Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
V ParamontroseiteV4+O2
V PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
V RauviteCa(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O
V RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
V Santafeite(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
V TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
V UvaniteU26+V65+O21 · 15H2O (?)
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mn BeusiteMn2+Mn22+ (PO4)2
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Santafeite(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Corvusite(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Fe FerroseliteFeSe2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe JohnsomervilleiteNa3CaFe11(PO4)9
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Fe MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
Fe Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Santafeite(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
Fe SarcopsideFe32+(PO4)2
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe GalileiiteNa3Fe2+Fe112+(PO4)9
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Cu JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
As HydronováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
SeSelenium
Se FerroseliteFeSe2
Se Native SeleniumSe
SrStrontium
Sr Santafeite(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Mo JordisiteMoS2
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
PbLead
Pb CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Pb GalenaPbS
ThThorium
Th UM1982-18-SiO:ThTiU~(U,Th)4Ti7Si4O30
UUranium
U AndersoniteNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3 · 5.33H2O
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U BayleyiteMg2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 18H2O
U CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
U CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
U CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
U CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
U JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
U LiebigiteCa2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
U Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
U MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
U HydronováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U RabejaciteCa(UO2)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
U RauviteCa(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O
U Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
U SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
U SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
U NatrozippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3 · 12H2O
U TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
U UraniniteUO2
U ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
U Uranopilite(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
U UvaniteU26+V65+O21 · 15H2O (?)
U WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
U ZelleriteCa(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O
U ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
U UM1982-17-SiO:CaTiU~CaU10Si10Ti5O51
U UM1982-19-SiO:TiU~U2Ti4SiO14
U UM1982-18-SiO:ThTiU~(U,Th)4Ti7Si4O30

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mesaverde - Menefee - Cleary Coal185.8 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Morrison - Salt Wash1155.7 - 145 Ma (Jurassic)
Morrison - Westwater1163.5 - 145 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Allosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Allosauridae : Allosaurus161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Hadrosauropodus leonardii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontipodidae : Hadrosauropodus : Hadrosauropodus leonardii85.8 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Czekanowskia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Czekanowskiaceae : Czekanowskia163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Localities in this Region

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