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Locality Name:
Queen Sally Mine, Kajabbi, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1575
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1490

mindat Locality ID: 28476
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28476.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Queen Sally Mine, Kajabbi, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 20°7'21"S
Longitude: 140°7'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.1225,140.12222222222
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 As C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteApatiteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFairfielditeFeldsparMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRoseliteRutileSphaleriteTitaniteVivianiteZircon

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Roselite-β  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)
Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roselite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1530150008803
Roselite-β  (*)FairfielditeCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O15301500021
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1530150009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21530150005509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15301500027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1530150005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215301500027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS153015000966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)153015000363
Copper  (*)CopperCu1530150003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1530150004165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1530150008173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O153015000814
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1530150002740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15301500024243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS153015000131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1530150007437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315301500014640
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)153015000111
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O153015000103
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215301500012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21530150005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215301500017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1530150002349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215301500039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81530150009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215301500061156
Roselite  (*)RoseliteCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O15301500023
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21530150005614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1530150001153
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15301500021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1530150004899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1530150005251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Lucy _010Granitoid intrusions into Proterozoic to Palaeoproterozoic country rock.


5 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
Lucy _010153015001530-1500Combination of U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar geochronologyAge of mineralization associated with granite emplacement of the Cloncurry Districtmica, amphibole, titanite, rutile, molybdenite     28476Queen Sally Mine, Kajabbi, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaQueen Sally MineWillliams et al. (2001)10.2113/0100191EMG10_191 

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