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Locality Name:
Enterprise Mine (Deep Copper Mine), Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia

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

mindat Locality ID: 204777
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204777.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Enterprise Mine (Deep Copper Mine), Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 20°43'27"S
Longitude: 139°28'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.724166666667,139.48138888889
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBlöditeCalciteChalcopyriteClayGypsumNickelineNonePalygorskitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTalc

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Blödite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1655710011547
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O16557100130
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1655710027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216551655027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2165571009895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16551655024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O165571006890
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O16557100306
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21655710039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8165571009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21655710061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16551655021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2165571003337


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  Yes 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  Yes 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  Yes 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    Yes Pb, Zn, Cu28503Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, AustraliaMount IsaTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 

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