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Locality Name:
Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1575
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 204567
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204567.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Blue Caesar Mine
Comfort Prospect (Comfort Lease)
Hardway Mine
Kurrajong Mine
Lime Creek Mine
Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium)
Mount Colin Mine
Mount Lindsay Mine
Rosy Bee Mine
Sunset Mine
Toms Mountain

Latitude: 20°44'30"S
Longitude: 140°0'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.741666666667,140.0025

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 B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P S Si Ta Ti U V W Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAxiniteBixbyiteBranneriteCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigenite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheelite
SpinelTitaniteWollastonite

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Antarcticite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Azurite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brannerite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Smythite  (*)Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)Violarite  (*)
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)
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)215751432211235,112393419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)156514321112358803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15651432111235706
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3156514321112351534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2156514321112353092
Antarcticite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaCl2·6H2O1565143211123511
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)215651432111235260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)215751490311233,11237,112395509
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O315651432111235104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS415751490211234,112365516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O615751490111231248
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)215651432111235101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15751432611230,11234,11235,11236,11237,1123927770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O157514901112381184
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O15751490111237925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S15751490311236,11237,112395707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215751432611233,11234,11235,11236,11237,1123927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O15751432611230,11232,11235,11236,11237,112393531
Copper  (*)CopperCu15751432211235,112393846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31565143201797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS157514901112394165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O15751432311235,11237,112392970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S157514901112391027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6156514321112354135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2156514321112359895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15751432211235,112398173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F156514321112352740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2156514321112359617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)15751490311236,11237,112397437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3156514321112351544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O157514901112396890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl156514321112351398
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)215751490111239209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O615651432111235741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315751432511233,11235,11237,11238,1123914640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3157514901112385433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4157514901112325591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)15751490111239581
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)15751432211232,11235234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415751432411233,11235,11236,1123814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215751432711230,11233,11234,11235,11236,11237,1123912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2156514321112355674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)156514321112354924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS215751432211234,112355800
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O157514901112322994
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8157514901112361512
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2156514321112351898
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)415751490111232369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215751432611233,11234,11235,11236,11237,1123939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S815751432311234,11235,112369056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215751432811232,11233,11234,11235,11236,11237,11239,1124061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)156514321112354894
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)1575149011123677
Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCeBSiO51565143211123519
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl15651432111235275
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O15651432211235,112394899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2156514321112352562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2156514321112352718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O1565143211123589
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S415751490111236380
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Columbite(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)41565143211123551



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.


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  Yes  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  YesTitanite  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  YesTitanite  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  YesRutile  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
Giersdorf_00000712156515351550±15U-Pb uraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU12502Mary 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   UraniniteUraniniteU12502Mary 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 
ree-00116541541Precambrian  low      12502Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaMary KathleenOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-131Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-126-to-fkm-150/#FKM-131


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