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Locality Name:
Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia

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

mindat Locality ID: 211639
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-211639.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia": 34
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 31

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Ballara Area
Blockade Mine
Blockade Mine Area
Cattle Creek Area
Crystal Mountain (Crystal Hill; Smoky Mountain)
East Leichardt Area
Fountain Springs Area
Hightville Area
Kings Cross Mine Area
Lady Jenny Area
Mary Kathleen Area
Mary Kathleen District
Mount Philp Area
Mt Frosty Area
Rosebud Mine
Skeletal Hill
Wee Macgregor Mine
Windy Hill

Latitude: 20°50'26"S
Longitude: 139°57'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.840555555556,139.95222222222

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: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAxiniteBerylBixbyiteBrannerite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachite
MarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpinelStauroliteTitaniteWollastonite

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antarcticite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antlerite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Azurite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Cornetite  (*)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  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Smythite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Tenorite  (*)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
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3157514901112182353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5157514901112181310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3156514321112351534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2156514321112353092
Antarcticite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaCl2·6H2O1565143211123511
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)215751490111243718
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)415751490111215246
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)215651432111235260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)215751490611215,11219,11233,11237,11239,112455509
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O315651432111235104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS415751490211234,112365516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O615751490111231248
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6157514901112151633
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)215651432111235101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15751432811230,11234,11235,11236,11237,11239,11243,1124527770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O157514901112381184
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O15751490111237925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S15751490511236,11237,11239,11243,112455707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215751432811233,11234,11235,11236,11237,11239,11243,1124527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O15751432811215,11230,11232,11235,11236,11237,11239,112433531
Copper  (*)CopperCu15751432211235,112393846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18157514901112431008
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)31575149011121526
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O315751432211216,112291797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS157514901112394165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O15751432411235,11237,11239,112452970
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  (*)CorundumFe2O315751432911214,11222,11233,11235,11237,11238,11239,11243,1124514640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3157514901112385433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)415751490211232,112455591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)15751490111239581
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)15751432311219,11232,11235234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415751432611233,11235,11236,11238,11243,1124514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2157514321111215,11219,11230,11233,11234,11235,11236,11237,11239,11243,1124512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2156514321112355674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)156514321112354924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS215751432211234,112355800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21575149011121817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O157514901112322994
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8157514901112361512
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2156514321112351898
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)415751490211219,11232369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215751432811233,11234,11235,11236,11237,11239,11243,1124539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S815751432311234,11235,112369056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2157514321611214,11216,11222,11229,11232,11233,11234,11235,11236,11237,11239,11240,11243,11244,11245,1124661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2157515011112165614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)156514321112354894
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)1575149011123677
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)15751490111218978
Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCeBSiO51565143211123519
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl15651432111235275
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO157514901112451101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O15651432211235,112394899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)215751432211235,112422562
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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