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Locality Name:
Coalstoun Lakes Porphyry Copper Prospect, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 235
Youngest recorded age at locality: 235

mindat Locality ID: 206900
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206900.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Coalstoun Lakes Porphyry Copper Prospect, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°38'36"S
Longitude: 151°51'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -25.643333333333,151.85138888889
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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTurquoise

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Neotocite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Turquoise  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)23523508803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)23523501588
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS423523505516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S23523505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2235235027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS23523504165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S23523501027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)23523508173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF223523509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS235235024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)23523507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu235235030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O23523506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3235235014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)423523505591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4235235014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2235235012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS223523505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2235235017380
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)2352350186
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)23523502349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2235235039462
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO223523505614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS235235021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1323523505317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O2352350484


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
PorphCu-00510235235235      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu206900Coalstoun Lakes Porphyry Copper Prospect, North Burnett Region, Queensland, AustraliaCoalstounSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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