Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 320
Youngest recorded age at locality: 200

mindat Locality ID: 189581
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189581.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia": 42
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Almaden
Bamford
Chillagoe
Chillagoe District
Desailly
Dimbulah
Gibbs Creek
Irvinebank
Mount Carbine
Mungana
Petford
Wrotham Park Station

Latitude: 17°4'24"S
Longitude: 144°45'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.073333333333,144.76194444444

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite
Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Connellite
Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Linarite	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Symplesite	Tetradymite
Topaz	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

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 Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite
Baryte Beryl Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Connellite
Copper Corundum Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Löllingite Linarite Malachite
Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Symplesite Tetradymite
Topaz Vesuvianite Wollastonite

82 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baileychlore ()*	Bamfordite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dioptase ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Linarite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Maldonite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Powellite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Symplesite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tilleyite ()*	Topaz ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Watanabeite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	300	300	1	11450	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	300	300	2	11450,11454	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	300	300	2	11445,11454	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	11454	2353
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	320	280	3	11444,11448,11465	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	300	300	1	11450	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	300	200	5	11445,11454,11456,11458,11463	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	300	300	1	11450	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	300	300	1	11450	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	320	280	6	11450,11459,11465,11466,11468,11470	5509
Baileychlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Zn,Fe²⁺,Al,Mg)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	320	280	1	11470	16
Bamfordite ()*	None	Fe³⁺Mo₂O₆(OH)₃·H₂O			1	11440	1
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	300	300	2	11450,11461	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	300	200	4	11435,11440,11445,11456	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	300	200	3	11440,11445,11456	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	320	280	2	11445,11470	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	300	300	1	11450	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	320	280	5	11445,11448,11450,11454,11470	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			4	11454,11463,11473,11474	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	300	300	2	11444,11450	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	320	280	2	11463,11466	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	320	200	8	11440,11443,11445,11456,11458,11463,11470,11473	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	300	300	1	11450	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	320	280	1	11465	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	300	300	2	11448,11454	1025
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	320	280	1	11470	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	320	280	2	11445,11470	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	11473	1008
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	11473	327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	320	280	2	11450,11470	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	300	300	3	11448,11450,11454	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	300	300	1	11450	164
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	300	300	3	11448,11450,11454	8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	260	200	1	11456	551
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	260	200	2	11440,11456	345
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	300	200	4	11440,11445,11454,11456	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	300	200	8	11440,11443,11445,11450,11456,11458,11461,11473	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	300	300	2	11445,11458	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	300	300	3	11448,11450,11454	1544
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	11454	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	300	300	1	11445	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	300	300	1	11450	1689
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)			1	11440	123
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	320	280	3	11470,11473,11474	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	11454	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	300	300	1	11450	987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	300	300	1	11445	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	300	300	1	11443	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	320	280	5	11450,11465,11466,11468,11470	12537
Maldonite ()*	None	Au₂Bi	300	300	1	11445	88
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	11463	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	260	200	5	11438,11440,11456,11458,11463	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			1	11460	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	300	200	4	11440,11445,11454,11456	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	300	300	1	11450	1236
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	300	300	1	11450	492
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	11454	2273
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	300	300	1	11450	477
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			1	11440	494
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	300	300	2	11445,11454	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	300	300	1	11450	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	300	300	1	11450	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	320	200	9	11440,11443,11445,11454,11456,11458,11463,11470,11473	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	300	300	1	11450	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	260	200	3	11454,11456,11463	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	320	200	10	11440,11445,11450,11454,11456,11463,11470,11473,11474,11476	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	300	300	1	11450	454
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	260	200	6	11440,11454,11456,11458,11463,11474	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	260	200	1	11456	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	300	300	1	11445	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	320	280	1	11470	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	300	200	7	11440,11443,11445,11450,11456,11458,11461	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	300	300	1	11450	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	11458	3418
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	260	200	1	11456	92
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	300	300	1	11445	510
Tilleyite ()*	None	Ca₅Si₂O₇(CO₃)₂	300	300	1	11448	19
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	11472	1476
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	300	300	3	11443,11448,11450	1395
Watanabeite ()*	None	Cu₄(As,Sb)₂S₅	300	300	1	11445	7
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	300	300	3	11443,11448,11450	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	300	300	3	11443,11444,11450	1655

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
sedznpb-00018	300	300	300					22616	Chillagoe, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia	Chillagoe	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedznpb-00037	300	300	300					143	Muldiva, Chillagoe District, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia	Muldiva	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
Mo-00003	260	200	230±30	Re-Os	molybdenite	Molybdenite	Mo	146	Wolfram Camp, Dimbulah, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia	Wolfram Camp	Plimer (1974)	10.1007/BF00207967	MD9_95
sedznpb-00038	320	280	320–280					29008	Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia	Mungana	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060911	Dimbulah, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia	https://rruff.info/R060911
R050650	Wolfram Camp, Dimbulah, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia	https://rruff.info/R050650

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