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Locality Name:
Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1655
Youngest recorded age at locality: 710

mindat Locality ID: 139
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-139.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kennedy Siltstone Quarry
Mount Isa Mines

Latitude: 20°42'44"S
Longitude: 139°28'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.712222222222,139.47666666667
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryte
BlöditeBotryogenBournoniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopiapite
CopperCoquimbiteCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteDjerfisheriteEpidote
EpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKaoliniteKieseriteLöllingiteLepidocrocite
LillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskite
PentlanditePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileRömeriteSepioliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelStarkeyiteSulphurTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteUllmanniteVoltaiteWurtziteZircon

120 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allargentum  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Blödite  (*)Bornite  (*)Botryogen  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Costibite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Delafossite  (*)Dietrichite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferricopiapite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Huntite  (*)
Hydrocerussite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kieserite  (*)
Kornelite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Massicot  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Phosgenite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Plumbophyllite  (*)
Poitevinite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhomboclase  (*)
Römerite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sepiolite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)Voltaite  (*)Willyamite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S16557101115782793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)216557101115783419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)16557101115788803
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)165571011157869
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)16551655211578,115812734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)16557101115781588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)216557101115783092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)16557101115783250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS16557101115789052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2165516551115785509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1655710311578,11580,1158311547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi16557101115781966
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O1655710111583130
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4165516551115865516
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O165571011157845
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1116551655111578843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3165516551115781089
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O1655710111578280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1655710211578,1158327770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)16551655311578,11579,115814979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O16551655111578925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S16551655311578,11580,115865707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216551655511578,11580,11583,11585,1158827198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl16557101115781382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O16551655211578,115803531
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16557101115781025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1655710111578966
Copper  (*)CopperCu16551655411578,11580,11581,115863846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O1655710111578136
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1616551655111578227
Costibite  (*)LöllingiteCoSbS165571011157819
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS16551655211578,115804165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O161655710111580599
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S316551655111578802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O16551655211578,115802970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O216551655111578144
Dietrichite  (*)HalotrichiteZnAl2(SO4)4·22H2O1655165511157815
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S16551655211578,115801027
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl1655165511158660
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21655710311578,11579,115839895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)1655710111578180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16557101115788173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O1655710111578484
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O1655710211578,1158441
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F16557101115782740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF216557101115789617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1216551655111578663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16551655611578,11580,11581,11583,11584,1158724243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS1655710111578131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1655710211578,115807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu165571011157830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC16557101115782812
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS1655710111578170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1655710211578,115836890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl16557101115781398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1655710211578,11584409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31655710211578,1158014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O16551655211578,115801689
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O1655710111578251
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)4165571011157869
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)216551655111578201
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O316557101115785433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61655710211578,115842228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)416557101115785591
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O165571011157880
Kornelite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+2(SO4)3·7H2O (?)165571011157821
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)216551655111578265
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1655710111578581
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS616551655111578128
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)1655710111578451
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)16557101115781487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41655710311578,11580,1158614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)216551655211578,1158012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS216557101115785674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO16551655111578202
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1655710211578,11584915
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S2416551655111578158
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)16557101115784924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl165516551115781107
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O16557101115781508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21655710211578,1158017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)16557101115782349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1655710211578,11583306
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S816557101115781512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)216557101115782273
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl216551655111578142
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O1655710111578265
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)616551655111580170
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)616551655111580477
Plumbophyllite  (*)NonePb2Si4O10·H2O165516551115812
Poitevinite  (*)NoneCu(SO4)·H2O1655165511157813
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]16551655111578716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS31655710111578733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS316557101115781425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21655710511578,11580,11583,11584,1158739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO216557101115783106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl16551655211578,115811725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81655710311578,11583,115849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21655710311578,11580,1158361156
Rhomboclase  (*)Not in a structural group(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O165571011157853
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O1655710211578,11584115
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)216551655111578454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O1655710111578293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO216557101115785614
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O1655710111578241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)16557101115786417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1655710211578,115815186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)16551655211578,115812473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16551655611578,11580,11581,11583,11584,1158721482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS16557101115782045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21655710211578,115833337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO16551655211578,115801101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1316551655311578,11584,115875317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O16557101115784899
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS16557101115861044
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS1655710111578293
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O1655710211578,11584111
Willyamite  (*)CobaltiteCoSbS165571011157825
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)16557101115785251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16557101115781025


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.
Giersdorf_00000714The Mount Isa deposit is closely related to the Mary Kathleen U-REE Deposit. Davidite is a common U-bearing mineral found in the Corella Formation associated with pegmatite and granite. It commonly occurs with hematite and brannerite.
Giersdorf_00000715The Mount Isa deposit is closely related to the Mary Kathleen U-REE Deposit. Davidite is a common U-bearing mineral found in the Corella Formation associated with pegmatite and granite. It commonly occurs with hematite and brannerite.
Giersdorf_00000720The Mount Isa deposit is closely related to the Mary Kathleen U-REE Deposit. Davidite is a common U-bearing mineral found in the Corella Formation associated with pegmatite and granite. It commonly occurs with hematite and brannerite.


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
Giersdorf_00000712156515351550±15U-Pb uraninite  YesUraniniteUraniniteU12502Mary 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  YesUraniniteUraniniteU12502Mary 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 
sedexmvt-00018165516551655 Ma (host rock age)host rock age    Yes Pb, Zn, Cu11841George Fisher Mine, Hilton District, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, AustraliaHilton-George FisherTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
Giersdorf_00000714162415261575±49Pb-Pb davidite    U28503Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, AustraliaMount Isa MinesChipley et al. (2007)10.2138/am.2007.2226AM92_1925 
Giersdorf_00000715820710765±55Pb-Pb davidite    U28503Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, AustraliaMount Isa MinesChipley et al. (2007)10.2138/am.2007.2226AM92_1925 
Giersdorf_0000072013829421162±220Pb-Pb davidite    U28503Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, AustraliaMount Isa MinesChipley et al. (2007)10.2138/am.2007.2226AM92_1925The higher age priority is due to the age being an the upper intercept age for an isochron carried out by the reference paper from laser ablation
sedexmvt-00024165516551655 Ma (Pb-Pb model age)Pb-Pb model age      Pb, Zn, Cu28503Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, AustraliaMount IsaTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 

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