Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 390
Youngest recorded age at locality: 200

mindat Locality ID: 219302
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-219302.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Marlborough
Mount Morgan
Rockhampton
Wycarbah
Yeppoon

Latitude: 23°19'"S
Longitude: 150°21'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.316666666667,150.35694444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Aluminite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

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 Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aluminite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite
Melonite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Aluminite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Coloradoite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Petzite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Willemseite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aluminite ()*	Aluminite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄·7H₂O	390	390	1	11653	78
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	245	245	1	11652	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	390	390	1	11653	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	390	245	3	11652,11653,11658	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	270	270	1	11658	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	390	390	1	11653	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	390	390	1	11653	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	390	245	2	11652,11653	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	390	390	1	11653	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	390	270	2	11653,11658	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	390	390	1	11653	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	270	270	1	11658	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	390	245	3	11652,11653,11658	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	390	200	7	11652,11653,11654,11655,11657,11658,11662	27198
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	390	390	1	11653	169
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	390	390	1	11653	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	390	390	1	11653	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	245	245	1	11652	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	390	390	1	11653	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	270	270	1	11658	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	250	200	4	11652,11655,11657,11662	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	390	246	3	11653,11657,11658	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	390	390	2	11653,11654	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	390	246	3	11653,11657,11658	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	390	245	2	11652,11653	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	390	245	3	11652,11653,11654	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	390	390	1	11653	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	245	245	1	11652	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	245	245	2	11650,11652	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	11650	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	390	245	5	11652,11653,11654,11655,11657	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	390	270	2	11653,11658	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	390	390	1	11653	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	390	200	5	11652,11653,11655,11657,11662	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	245	245	1	11652	1508
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			1	11660	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	390	200	6	11652,11653,11654,11657,11658,11662	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	11650	471
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	390	390	1	11653	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	390	200	7	11652,11653,11654,11655,11657,11658,11662	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	390	390	1	11653	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	390	390	2	11653,11654	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	390	270	8	11648,11649,11650,11653,11654,11656,11658,11660	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	390	245	2	11652,11653	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	390	270	2	11653,11658	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	270	270	1	11658	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	390	246	5	11653,11654,11655,11657,11658	21482
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	390	390	1	11653	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	270	270	2	11650,11658	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	390	390	1	11653	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	390	390	1	11653	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	245	245	1	11652	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	390	390	1	11653	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	390	390	1	11653	5317
Willemseite ()*	Clay Talc	Ni₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	11650	15

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
PorphCu-00502	245	245	245	Azurite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Epidote, Hematite, Ilmenite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Rutile, Tenorite	Cu	206890	Moonmera Prospect, Mount Morgan, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia	Moonmera	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
vms-00032	390	390	Devonian		S	140	Mount Morgan Mine, Mount Morgan, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia	Mount Morgan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
PorphCu-00508	250	250	250	Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	206897	Struck Oil, Mount Morgan, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia	Struck Oil	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00501	246	246	246	Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	206889	Limonite Hill, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia	Limonite Hill	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
vms-00031	270	270	Permian		S	44460	Mount Chalmers Mine, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia	Mount Chalmers	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
PorphCu-00505	220	200	220	Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206894	Woodbury, Yeppoon, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia	Yeppoon	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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