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Locality Name:
Kajabbi, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1575
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1490

mindat Locality ID: 233084
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233084.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kajabbi, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Queen Sally Mine
Ruby Prospect
Warwick Castle Mine

Latitude: 20°6'2"S
Longitude: 140°0'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.100555555556,140.01083333333
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 C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe O Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAndalusiteApatiteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFairfielditeFeldsparMalachiteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRoseliteRutileSphaleriteTitanite
VivianiteZircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Roselite-β  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)
Hörnesite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Roselite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)153015001111928803
Roselite-β  (*)FairfielditeCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O1530150011119221
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS153015001111929052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)215751490211192,111945509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1530150011119227770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S153015001111925707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21530150011119227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O157514901111943531
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS15301500111192966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)15301500111192363
Copper  (*)CopperCu153015001111923846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS153015001111924165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)153015001111928173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O15301500111192814
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F153015001111922740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1530150011119224243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS15301500111192131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)153015001111927437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31530150011119214640
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)15301500111192111
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O15301500111192103
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31530150005433
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)15751490111194234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215751490211192,1119412537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2153015001111925800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21530150011119217380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)153015001111922349
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)415751490111194369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21530150011119239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8153015001111929056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215751490211192,1119461156
Roselite  (*)RoseliteCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O1530150011119223
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2153015001111925614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O153015001111921153
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1530150011119221482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O153015001111924899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)153015001111925251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Lucy _010Granitoid intrusions into Proterozoic to Palaeoproterozoic country rock.


5 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
EMG15_125-115051505 40Ar/39ArOre emplacement agebiotite  Yes  191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaHypogene Ore at the Ernest Henry Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposit, Cloncurry District, NW QueenslandFoster et al. (2007)10.2113/gsemg.16.3-4.125EMG15_125p. 127
EMG15_125-215371521 U-Pbpre-mineralization alterationtitanite  YesTitanite  191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaHypogene Ore at the Ernest Henry Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposit, Cloncurry District, NW QueenslandFoster et al. (2007)10.2113/gsemg.16.3-4.126EMG15_125error is +11/-8; p. 127
EMG15_125-3153814901514±24U-Pbpre-mineralization alterationtitanite  YesTitanite  191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaHypogene Ore at the Ernest Henry Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposit, Cloncurry District, NW QueenslandFoster et al. (2007)10.2113/gsemg.16.3-4.127EMG15_125p. 127
EMG15_125-4157515011538±37U-Pb rutile  YesRutile  191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaHypogene Ore at the Ernest Henry Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposit, Cloncurry District, NW QueenslandFoster et al. (2007)10.2113/gsemg.16.3-4.128EMG15_125p. 127
Lucy _010153015001530-1500Combination of U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar geochronologyAge of mineralization associated with granite emplacement of the Cloncurry Districtmica, amphibole, titanite, rutile, molybdenite     28476Queen Sally Mine, Kajabbi, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaQueen Sally MineWillliams et al. (2001)10.2113/0100191EMG10_191 

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