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Locality Name:
Biggenden Mine (Mt Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mt Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mt Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 237
Youngest recorded age at locality: 201

mindat Locality ID: 42920
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42920.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Biggenden Mine (Mt Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mt Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mt Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°32'21"S
Longitude: 151°58'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -25.539166666667,151.9775
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
GypsumLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosiderite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteScheeliteSepioliteSphaleriteSpinel
StibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastonite

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antimony  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Copper  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Eulytine  (*)Ferro-pargasite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Maldonite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Marialite  (*)Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)223720103419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)23720108803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)323720101534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)223720103092
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb2372010363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)23720103250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs2372010379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS23720109052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O2372010143
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)223720105509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)237201011547
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O32372010214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi23720101966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S323720101935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2372010716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS423720105516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)237201027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2237201027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82372010577
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2372010966
Copper  (*)CopperCu23720103846
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O623720104135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)223720109895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)23720108173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2372010814
Eulytine  (*)NoneBi4(SiO4)3237201072
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2237201054
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F23720102740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF223720109617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS237201024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)23720107437
Gold  (*)CopperAu237201030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)323720101544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O23720106890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3237201014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O323720105433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O23720101271
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs22372010762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4237201014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2237201012537
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi237201088
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS223720105674
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl2372010139
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)2372010176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)23720104924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS223720105800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2237201017380
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22372010313
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O2372010428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2237201039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO223720103106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S823720109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2237201061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO223720105614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)23720104894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)23720102705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O23720101153
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O2372010241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)23720106417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)23720102473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS237201021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O423720101934
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S2372010510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1323720105317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O23720104899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1023720101395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO323720101247


1 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
Kristen002399237201Late Triassic      Bismuthinite, Calcite, MagnetiteBi, Au42920Biggenden Mine (Mt Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mt Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mt Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), North Burnett Region, Queensland, AustraliaBiggenden Au-Bi-magnetite mineMurray (1986)10.1016/0169-1368(86)90012-0OGR1_315 

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