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Locality Name:
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: 28503
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28503.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension, Intra Cratonic

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bernborough Mine
Black Rock Lode (Black Rock Open Cut)
Black Star Open Cut (Black Star Pit; Black Star Lode)
Enterprise Mine (Deep Copper Mine)
MIM Underground - Upper Lead-zinc Levels (orebodies 4; 5; 6; 7; 8)
MIM Underground South Side (copper)
Mount Isa Smelter Slag Locality
North End (lead Side; Orebodies 9 To 25)
Rio Grande Lode

Latitude: 20°43'25"S
Longitude: 139°28'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.723611111111,139.47944444444

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Blödite	Botryogen	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copiapite
Copper	Coquimbite	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Djerfisherite	Epidote
Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite
Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Meneghinite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite
Pentlandite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Sepiolite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Starkeyite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Ullmannite	Voltaite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte
Blödite Botryogen Bournonite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copiapite
Copper Coquimbite Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Djerfisherite Epidote
Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite Kaolinite Kieserite Löllingite Lepidocrocite
Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Meneghinite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite
Pentlandite Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Sepiolite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Starkeyite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Ullmannite Voltaite Wurtzite Zircon

120 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allargentum ()*	Anglesite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Blödite ()*	Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Coronadite ()*
Costibite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Delafossite ()*	Dietrichite ()*	Digenite ()*	Djerfisherite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Ferricopiapite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucodot ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gudmundite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Huntite ()*
Hydrocerussite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kieserite ()*
Kornelite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*
Melanterite ()*	Meneghinite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Phosgenite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Plumbophyllite ()*
Poitevinite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhomboclase ()*
Römerite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sepiolite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Troilite ()*
Ullmannite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Willyamite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1655	710	0		2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1655	710	0		3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1655	710	0		8803
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)	1655	710	0		69
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1655	1655	1	11581	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1655	710	0		1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1655	710	0		3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1655	710	0		3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1655	710	0		9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1655	1655	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1655	710	2	11580,11583	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1655	710	0		1966
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	1655	710	1	11583	130
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1655	1655	1	11586	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	1655	710	0		45
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1655	1655	0		843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1655	1655	0		1089
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	1655	710	0		280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1655	710	1	11583	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1655	1655	2	11579,11581	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1655	1655	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1655	1655	2	11580,11586	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1655	1655	4	11580,11583,11585,11588	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1655	710	0		1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1655	1655	1	11580	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1655	710	0		1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1655	710	0		966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1655	1655	3	11580,11581,11586	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	1655	710	0		136
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1655	1655	0		227
Costibite ()*	Löllingite	CoSbS	1655	710	0		19
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1655	1655	1	11580	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1655	710	1	11580	599
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1655	1655	0		802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1655	1655	1	11580	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	1655	1655	0		144
Dietrichite ()*	Halotrichite	ZnAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1655	1655	0		15
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1655	1655	1	11580	1027
Djerfisherite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl	1655	1655	1	11586	60
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1655	710	2	11579,11583	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	1655	710	0		180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1655	710	0		8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1655	710	0		484
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1655	710	1	11584	41
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1655	710	0		2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1655	710	0		9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1655	1655	0		663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1655	1655	5	11580,11581,11583,11584,11587	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS	1655	710	0		131
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1655	710	1	11580	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1655	710	0		30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1655	710	0		2812
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	1655	710	0		170
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1655	710	1	11583	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1655	710	0		1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1655	710	1	11584	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1655	710	1	11580	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1655	1655	1	11580	1689
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	1655	710	0		251
Huntite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaMg₃(CO₃)₄	1655	710	0		69
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1655	1655	0		201
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1655	710	0		5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1655	710	1	11584	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1655	710	0		5591
Kieserite ()*	Kieserite	Mg(SO₄)·H₂O	1655	710	0		80
Kornelite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₃·7H₂O (?)	1655	710	0		21
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1655	1655	0		265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1655	710	0		581
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	1655	1655	0		128
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1655	710	0		451
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1655	710	0		1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1655	710	2	11580,11586	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1655	1655	1	11580	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1655	710	0		5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	1655	1655	0		202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1655	710	1	11584	915
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	1655	1655	0		158
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1655	710	0		4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1655	1655	0		1107
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1655	710	0		1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1655	710	1	11580	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1655	710	0		2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	1655	710	1	11583	306
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1655	710	0		1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1655	710	0		2273
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	1655	1655	0		142
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1655	710	0		265
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1655	1655	1	11580	170
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1655	1655	1	11580	477
Plumbophyllite ()*	None	Pb₂Si₄O₁₀·H₂O	1655	1655	1	11581	2
Poitevinite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·H₂O	1655	1655	0		13
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1655	1655	0		716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1655	710	0		733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1655	710	0		1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1655	710	4	11580,11583,11584,11587	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1655	710	0		3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1655	1655	1	11581	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1655	710	2	11583,11584	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1655	710	2	11580,11583	61156
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	1655	710	0		53
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	1655	710	1	11584	115
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1655	1655	0		454
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	1655	710	0		293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1655	710	0		5614
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	1655	710	0		241
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1655	710	0		6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1655	710	1	11581	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1655	1655	1	11581	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1655	1655	5	11580,11581,11583,11584,11587	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1655	710	0		2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1655	710	1	11583	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1655	1655	1	11580	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1655	1655	2	11584,11587	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1655	710	0		4899
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1655	710	1	11586	1044
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	1655	710	0		293
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	1655	710	1	11584	111
Willyamite ()*	Cobaltite	CoSbS	1655	710	0		25
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1655	710	0		5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1655	710	0		1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000712	The 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_00000713	The 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_00000714	The 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_00000715	The 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_00000720	The 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000712	1565	1535	1550±15	U-Pb	uraninite	Yes	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	12502	Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia	Mary Kathleen Mine	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925
Giersdorf_00000713	1512	1432	1472±40	Sm-Nd	uraninite	Yes	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	12502	Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia	Mary Kathleen Mine	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925
sedexmvt-00018	1655	1655	1655 Ma (host rock age)	host rock age		Yes			Pb, Zn, Cu	11841	George Fisher Mine, Hilton District, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia	Hilton-George Fisher	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
Giersdorf_00000714	1624	1526	1575±49	Pb-Pb	davidite				U	28503	Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia	Mount Isa Mines	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925
Giersdorf_00000715	820	710	765±55	Pb-Pb	davidite				U	28503	Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia	Mount Isa Mines	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925
Giersdorf_00000720	1382	942	1162±220	Pb-Pb	davidite				U	28503	Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia	Mount Isa Mines	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925	The 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-00024	1655	1655	1655 Ma (Pb-Pb model age)	Pb-Pb model age					Pb, Zn, Cu	28503	Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia	Mount Isa	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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