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Locality Name:
Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1575
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 12502
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12502.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 20°44'50"S
Longitude: 140°0'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.747222222222,140.01194444444
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 B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Ta Ti U W Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Ta Ti U W Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAxiniteBixbyiteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisite
ColumbiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMalachiteMarcasiteMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSpinel
TitaniteWollastonite

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Antarcticite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Halite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)
Sylvite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21565143203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1565143208803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)156514320706
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31565143201534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21565143203092
Antarcticite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaCl2·6H2O15651432011
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2156514320260
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O3156514320104
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2156514320101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15651432027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215651432027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1565143203531
Copper  (*)CopperCu1565143203846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1565143202970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61565143204135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21565143209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1565143208173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1565143202740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21565143209617
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31565143201544
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1565143201398
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6156514320741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315651432014640
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)156514320234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415651432014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215651432012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21565143205674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1565143204924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21565143205800
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21565143201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215651432039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81565143209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215651432061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1565143204894
Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCeBSiO515651432019
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl156514320275
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1565143204899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21565143202562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21565143202718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O15651432089
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Columbite(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)415651432051


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000712The Mary Kathleen mine is a uranium deposit mine in the northern part of Australia and is located near Mount Isa, to which its dates are also associated.
Giersdorf_00000713The Mary Kathleen mine is a uranium deposit mine in the northern part of Australia and is located near Mount Isa, to which its dates are also associated.


7 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
Giersdorf_00000712156515351550±15U-Pb uraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU12502Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaMary Kathleen MineChipley et al. (2007)10.2138/am.2007.2226AM92_1925 
Giersdorf_00000713151214321472±40Sm-Nd uraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU12502Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaMary Kathleen MineChipley et al. (2007)10.2138/am.2007.2226AM92_1925 
ree-00116541541Precambrian  low      12502Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaMary KathleenOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-131Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-126-to-fkm-150/#FKM-131

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