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Locality Name:
Mount Cannindah Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Monto, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 235
Youngest recorded age at locality: 235

mindat Locality ID: 206898
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206898.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Cannindah Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Monto, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°48'59"S
Longitude: 151°21'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.816388888889,151.36638888889
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 Au Ca Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Ca Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteMarcasiteMolybdeniteNonePyriteRocksaltSphalerite

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S23523505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2235235027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)23523508173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS235235024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu235235030554
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS223523505674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS223523505800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2235235039462
Silver  (*)CopperAg23523505186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS235235021482


1 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
PorphCu-00509235235235      Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, SphaleriteCu206898Mount Cannindah Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Monto, North Burnett Region, Queensland, AustraliaMount CannindahSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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