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Locality Name:
Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3200

mindat Locality ID: 146971
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146971.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 128
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 111

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Coodardy Station
Cue
Glen Station
Lakeside Station
Madoonga Station
Meka Station
Nallan Station
Poona
Reedy's Goldfield
The Island Goldfield (Austin)
Tuckabianna Goldfield
Tuckanarra Goldfield

Latitude: 27°17'21"S
Longitude: 117°44'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.289166666667,117.74944444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Berthierite	Beryl	Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz
Tourmaline	Ullmannite	Zircon

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 Be Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Berthierite Beryl Bismutite Brochantite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Löllingite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Olivine Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rockbridgeite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Stilpnomelane Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz
Tourmaline Ullmannite Zircon

82 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Antimony ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Babingtonite ()*
Berthierite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Breithauptite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*
Cronstedtite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenalite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Koechlinite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Margarite ()*	Microcline ()*
Minnesotaite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rockbridgeite ()*	Russellite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Simpsonite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Ullmannite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			6	15376,15409,15424,15436,15455,15461	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			9	15374,15376,15409,15424,15432,15436,15450,15455,15461	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	15376	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	15376	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	15425	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	15409	3092
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	15376	363
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			5	15376,15409,15410,15425,15434	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			2	15407,15410	2060
Babingtonite ()*	Rhodonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)			1	15425	161
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄			1	15376	343
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			16	15374,15421,15432,15436,15437,15438,15439,15440,15441,15442,15443,15444,15445,15446,15447,15448	4286
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃			1	15447	214
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	15447	716
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb			1	15376	175
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	15447	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			5	15409,15415,15425,15455,15461	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			4	15374,15376,15436,15449	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	15480	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3200	3200	9	15376,15390,15398,15410,15419,15425,15434,15474,15480	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	15425	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	15436	3902
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄			2	15436,15446	321
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3200	3200	4	15398,15410,15413,15419	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	15424	1025
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	15436	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	15374	289
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	15410	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	15376	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			2	15436,15446	1797
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄			1	15425	54
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	15376	327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	3200	3200	1	15419	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	15376,15425	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			4	15426,15434,15455,15461	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			4	15374,15409,15425,15436	8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			2	15376,15377	551
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	15436,15439	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3200	3200	8	15376,15390,15398,15409,15410,15419,15474,15480	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	15427	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			81	15375,15376,15379,15382,15386,15388,15389,15390,15391,15393,15394,15395,15397,15398,15399,15400,15401,15402,15404,15405,15407,15408,15409,15410,15411,15412,15413,15414,15416,15417,15428,15429,15434,15450,15451,15452,15453,15454,15455,15456,15457,15458,15460,15461,15462,15463,15464,15465,15466,15467,15468,15469,15470,15471,15472,15473,15475,15476,15477,15479,15480,15481,15482,15483,15484,15485,15486,15487,15488,15489,15490,15491,15492,15493,15494,15495,15496,15497,15498,15499,15500	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	15461	2812
Greenalite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	15425	61
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	15425	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	15425,15426,15427,15463	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			4	15409,15425,15435,15449	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			4	15377,15398,15453,15462	5591
Koechlinite ()*	None	Bi₂MoO₆			1	15447	39
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	15376	762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			1	15376	451
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	15407	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			6	15407,15409,15425,15426,15427,15463	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	15376,15425,15474	5674
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂			1	15436	168
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			3	15374,15376,15432	4924
Minnesotaite ()*	Clay Talc	Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	15425	61
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	15376,15377	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3200	3200	12	15374,15376,15409,15417,15419,15424,15432,15434,15436,15447,15461,15480	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	15376	471
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	15436	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3200	3200	17	15376,15389,15398,15409,15410,15417,15419,15425,15434,15450,15455,15461,15463,15470,15478,15480,15485	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3200	3200	12	15376,15398,15409,15410,15419,15425,15434,15450,15455,15461,15474,15480	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3200	3200	39	15374,15376,15377,15389,15390,15391,15398,15409,15410,15414,15417,15419,15424,15425,15427,15432,15434,15436,15438,15439,15447,15450,15453,15455,15461,15463,15464,15465,15466,15475,15476,15477,15478,15479,15480,15487,15490,15493,15496	61156
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅			1	15425	206
Russellite ()*	None	Bi₂WO₆			2	15435,15447	40
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	15376	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			4	15376,15377,15391,15436	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	15462	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			3	15417,15425,15426	6417
Simpsonite ()*	None	Al₄Ta₃O₁₃(OH)			1	15432	16
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	15374	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3200	3200	8	15376,15390,15398,15410,15419,15434,15474,15480	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	15376	668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	15376	3418
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			1	15425	456
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	15427,15461	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	15376	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	15424	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			2	15421,15436	1476
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS			1	15376	293
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	15376,15436	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	15376	1025

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00053	3200	3200	Archean										S	109688	Mount Mulcahy, Glen Station, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Mulcahy	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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