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Locality Name:
Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1575
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1462

mindat Locality ID: 191789
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191789.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 20°26'39"S
Longitude: 140°42'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.444166666667,140.70583333333
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 Cd Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Te Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Te Ti U W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBranneriteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteMeloniteMicaMolybdenite
NonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
TitaniteWurtziteZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Gold  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
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)21575146203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1575146208803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51575146201310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1575146209052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15751462011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1575146201966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31575146201935
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6157514620248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15751462027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215751462027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS157514620966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O157514620566
Copper  (*)CopperCu1575146203846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181575146201008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61575146204135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1575146208173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21575146209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15751462024243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS157514620131
Gold  (*)CopperAu15751462030554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS157514620717
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315751462014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te157514620804
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415751462014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21575146205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215751462017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215751462039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215751462061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21575150105614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1575146204894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15751462021482
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4157514620337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1538149004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21575146202562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21575146202718


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
EMG15_125-115051505 40Ar/39ArOre emplacement agebiotite     191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaHypogene Ore at the Ernest Henry Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposit, Cloncurry District, NW QueenslandFoster et al. (2007)10.2113/gsemg.16.3-4.125EMG15_125p. 127
EMG15_125-215371521 U-Pbpre-mineralization alterationtitanite   Titanite  191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaHypogene Ore at the Ernest Henry Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposit, Cloncurry District, NW QueenslandFoster et al. (2007)10.2113/gsemg.16.3-4.126EMG15_125error is +11/-8; p. 127
EMG15_125-3153814901514±24U-Pbpre-mineralization alterationtitanite   Titanite  191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaHypogene Ore at the Ernest Henry Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposit, Cloncurry District, NW QueenslandFoster et al. (2007)10.2113/gsemg.16.3-4.127EMG15_125p. 127
EMG15_125-4157515011538±37U-Pb rutile   Rutile  191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaHypogene Ore at the Ernest Henry Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposit, Cloncurry District, NW QueenslandFoster et al. (2007)10.2113/gsemg.16.3-4.128EMG15_125p. 127
Kristen002125149514911493±240Ar/30Ar biotite93-1486    191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaErnest Henry Cu-Au DepositPerkins and Wyborn (1998)10.1080/08120099808728384AJES45_233 
Kristen002126153015001515±15K-Ar biotite93-1486    191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaErnest Henry Cu-Au DepositPerkins and Wyborn (1998)10.1080/08120099808728384AJES45_233 
Kristen002127146614621464±240Ar/30Ar biotite93-1481    191789Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaErnest Henry Cu-Au DepositPerkins and Wyborn (1998)10.1080/08120099808728384AJES45_233 

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