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Locality Name:
Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1490

mindat Locality ID: 16759
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16759.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Amethyst Castle
Answer
Ella Mine (Lady Ella Mine)
Lightning Creek Prospect
Mobs Lease Prospect
Mount Cobalt Mine
Mount Dore Mine (Mount Dore Deposit)
Mount Elliott Mine (Mount Elliott Copper Mine)
New Hope Mine
Osborne Mine (Osborne Cu-Au Deposit)
Pegmont Pb-Zn Deposit (Pegmont Mine)
Plume Prospect
Selwyn
Selwyn Mine (Mount Selwyn Mine)
Slate Ridge Prospect
Victoria-Stuart Cu-Au Deposit

Latitude: 21°43'14"S
Longitude: 140°28'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.720555555556,140.47694444444
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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyrite
AtacamiteBaryteBastnäsiteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopper
CoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaolinite
LöllingiteLanthaniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePalygorskite
PyritePyrosmalitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculite
SmolyaninoviteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteTitaniteVivianiteZircon

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Alloclasite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)Cornetite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Fayalite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenalite  (*)Grunerite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)
Hinsdalite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lanthanite-(Ce)  (*)Lavendulan  (*)
Libethenite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mansfieldite  (*)
Marialite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Smolyaninovite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spherocobaltite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)215751490511259,11260,11262,11265,112673419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)15751490611254,11255,11259,11260,11262,112678803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15751490111259706
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS1575149011125656
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3157514901112592353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5157514901112591310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3157514901112591534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)157514901112671588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS15751490411256,11257,11265,112689052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)315751490211253,11256544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O615751490211259,112652060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)215751490311256,11257,112595509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15751490211255,1125911547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F15751490111265304
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi157514901112651966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3157514901112651935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS415751490411252,11257,11259,112675516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)615751490211253,112561633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15751490711254,11255,11259,11260,11262,11265,1126727770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)250016001112644979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S15751490511252,11257,11259,11267,112685707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2250014901011252,11255,11257,11258,11259,11262,11264,11265,11267,1126827198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O15751490511252,11253,11256,11257,112673531
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)315751490111256127
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS15751490511255,11256,11257,11265,11268966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)15751490111256363
Copper  (*)CopperCu15751490411256,11257,11259,112673846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)625001600111264151
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)31575149011125626
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1625001600111264227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS15751490211257,112674165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O15751490511252,11256,11257,11259,112672970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O615751490211259,112604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)157514901112598173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O15751490111256814
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)25001600111264371
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F15751490311255,11259,112652740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2157514901112599617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O425001600111264445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS25001490211257,1126424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)25001490211259,112647437
Gold  (*)CopperAu15751490211259,1126730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC25001490211259,112642812
Greenalite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)42500160011126461
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)225001600111264223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O157514901112596890
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)215751490111262209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O625001600111264741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O325001490311259,11264,1126714640
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)15751490111256111
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)62500160011126482
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O315751490211255,112655433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4250016001112645591
Lanthanite-(Ce)  (*)LanthaniteCe2(CO3)3·8H2O1575149011125516
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O15751490111256149
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)15751490111256234
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)215751490111259238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O425001490611254,11255,11259,11262,11264,1126714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215751490411253,11256,11257,1126712537
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O1575149011125642
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl15751490111259139
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS215751490411255,11258,11259,112655800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O157514901112581508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215751490611252,11258,11259,11262,11265,1126717380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)615751490111256254
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)15751490111256492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)157514901112652349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O15751490111259306
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)615751490111253158
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)625001600111264170
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)625001600111264477
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)415751490211256,11257369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2250014901111252,11254,11255,11257,11258,11259,11262,11264,11265,11267,1126839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl250016001112641725
Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayFe2+8Si6O15(OH)102500160011126438
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S825001490411259,11262,11264,112659056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2250014901311251,11252,11254,11255,11256,11258,11259,11260,11262,11264,11265,11267,1126861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2157515011112655614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)15751490211252,112564894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)15751490311259,11267,112686417
Smolyaninovite  (*)SmolyaninoviteCo3Fe3+2(AsO4)4·11H2O1575149011125613
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS25001490311257,11264,1126521482
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)1575149011125652
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)15751490111259978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O15381490411254,11259,11265,112674899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2157514901112552718
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)157514901112655251


6 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
sedexmvt-00027167516751675 Ma        12156Pegmont Pb-Zn Deposit (Pegmont Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaPegmontTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-0004025001600Paleoproterozoic        12156Pegmont Pb-Zn Deposit (Pegmont Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaPegmontSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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