Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australiai
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19° South , 138° East (est.)
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β Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Reference: ournal of Geochemical Exploration Volume 8, Issues 1-2, October 1977, Pages 189-202 |
β Anilite Formula: Cu7S4 Reference: Richardson, S.M. and Day, A.D. (1997) Geology of the Esperanza copper deposit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston. pg. 51-56; Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Reference: Large, R. R., & McGoldrick, P. J. (1998). Lithogeochemical halos and geochemical vectors to stratiform sediment hosted ZnβPbβAg deposits, 1. Lady Loretta Deposit, Queensland. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 63(1), 37-56. |
β Antlerite Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β Asbolane Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Boomerang Mine (Matlock Mine; Mount Maggie Mine), Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Mount Kelly mine (Mount Kelly deposit), Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Mammoth Mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Sielecki, R. (1988): The Mount Isa-Cloncurry Mineral Field. Mineralogical Record, 19, 469ff. |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: ournal of Geochemical Exploration Volume 8, Issues 1-2, October 1977, Pages 189-202; Large, R. R., & McGoldrick, P. J. (1998). Lithogeochemical halos and geochemical vectors to stratiform sediment hosted ZnβPbβAg deposits, 1. Lady Loretta Deposit, Queensland. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 63(1), 37-56. |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Localities: Reference: Rob Lavinsky |
β Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Econ Geol (1991) 86:278-301 |
β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Reference: ournal of Geochemical Exploration Volume 8, Issues 1-2, October 1977, Pages 189-202 |
β Chalcoalumite Formula: CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Reference: http://www.buka.com.au/minresjun2001.html |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. Reference: van Dijk, P.M. (1991) Regional syndeformational copper mineralization in the western Mount Isa Block, Australia. Economic Geology 86:2, 278-301. |
β Chalcosiderite Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β 'Chlorite Group' Localities: Mammoth Mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Mount Kelly mine (Mount Kelly deposit), Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Esperanza Z5 Mine (Esperanza deposit), Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Econ Geol (1991) 86:278-301 |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Localities: Boomerang Mine (Matlock Mine; Mount Maggie Mine), Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Lady Annie Mine (Lady Annie deposit; Lady Annie Oxide Copper project; Flying Pig), Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Lady Agnes Mine, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Sielecki, R. (1988): The Mount Isa-Cloncurry Mineral Field. Mineralogical Record, 19, 469ff. |
β Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS Reference: Richardson, S.M. and Day, A.D. (1997) Geology of the Esperanza copper deposit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston. pg. 51-56; Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Copper Formula: Cu Reference: Richardson, S.M. and Day, A.D. (1997) Geology of the Esperanza copper deposit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston. pg. 51-56 |
β 'Copper Stain' Localities: Reference: Econ Geol (1991) 86:278-301 |
β Covellite Formula: CuS Localities: Reference: Econ Geol (1991) 86:278-301 |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Reference: http://www.buka.com.au/minresjun2001.html;
de Keyser, F. (1958) Geology and mineral deposits in the Paradise Creek area, North-West Queensland, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Department of National Development, Record 1958/100. |
β Cyanotrichite Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 Localities: Reference: Rob Lavinsky |
β Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 Reference: Richardson, S.M. and Day, A.D. (1997) Geology of the Esperanza copper deposit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston. pg. 51-56; Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Reference: van Dijk, P.M. (1991) Regional syndeformational copper mineralization in the western Mount Isa Block, Australia. Economic Geology 86:2, 278-301. |
β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 Reference: Richardson, S.M. and Day, A.D. (1997) Geology of the Esperanza copper deposit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston. pg. 51-56; Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 Reference: Large, R. R., & McGoldrick, P. J. (1998). Lithogeochemical halos and geochemical vectors to stratiform sediment hosted ZnβPbβAg deposits, 1. Lady Loretta Deposit, Queensland. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 63(1), 37-56. |
β Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reference: Min Yearbook (1988) - zinc: 6.; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 23, pp. 89-94 (1985); ournal of Geochemical Exploration Volume 8, Issues 1-2, October 1977, Pages 189-202; Large, R. R., & McGoldrick, P. J. (1998). Lithogeochemical halos and geochemical vectors to stratiform sediment hosted ZnβPbβAg deposits, 1. Lady Loretta Deposit, Queensland. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 63(1), 37-56. |
β Geerite Formula: Cu8S5 Reference: Richardson, S.M. and Day, A.D. (1997) Geology of the Esperanza copper deposit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston. pg. 51-56 |
β Gibbsite Formula: Al(OH)3 Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β Greenockite Formula: CdS Reference: Min. Yearbook (1988) - zinc: 6.; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 23, pp. 89-94 (1985) |
β Greenockite var. Zinc-bearing Greenockite Formula: (Cd,Zn)S Reference: Min. Yearbook (1988) - zinc: 6.; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 23, pp. 89-94 (1985) |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Esperanza Z5 Mine (Esperanza deposit), Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Lady Loretta deposit (Lady Loretta prospect), Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β Leucophosphite Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Reference: Sielecki, R. (1988): The Mount Isa-Cloncurry Mineral Field. Mineralogical Record, 19, 469ff. |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β 'Mica Group' Reference: van Dijk, P.M. (1991) Regional syndeformational copper mineralization in the western Mount Isa Block, Australia. Economic Geology 86:2, 278-301. |
β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β NatrodufrΓ©nite Formula: NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Nissonite Formula: Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 5H2O Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Min Rec 24:49 |
β Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Richardson, S.M. and Day, A.D. (1997) Geology of the Esperanza copper deposit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston. pg. 51-56 |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Reference: Min Yearbook (1988) - zinc: 6.; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 23, pp. 89-94 (1985); ournal of Geochemical Exploration Volume 8, Issues 1-2, October 1977, Pages 189-202; Carr, G. R. (1984). Primary geochemical and mineralogical dispersion in the vicinity of the Lady Loretta Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, northwest Queensland. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 22(1), 217-238.; Large, R. R., & McGoldrick, P. J. (1998). Lithogeochemical halos and geochemical vectors to stratiform sediment hosted ZnβPbβAg deposits, 1. Lady Loretta Deposit, Queensland. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 63(1), 37-56. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. ; Econ Geol (1991) 86:278-301 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: Carr, G. R. (1984). Primary geochemical and mineralogical dispersion in the vicinity of the Lady Loretta Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, northwest Queensland. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 22(1), 217-238.; Large, R. R., & McGoldrick, P. J. (1998). Lithogeochemical halos and geochemical vectors to stratiform sediment hosted ZnβPbβAg deposits, 1. Lady Loretta Deposit, Queensland. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 63(1), 37-56. |
β Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 Reference: Richardson, S.M. and Day, A.D. (1997) Geology of the Esperanza copper deposit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston. pg. 51-56 |
β Sieleckiite (TL) Formula: Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12 · 2H2O Type Locality: Reference: Birch, W.D. & Pring, A. (1988) Sieleckiite, a new copper aluminium phosphate from Mt Oxide, Queensland, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine 52, 515-518; Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10; Elliott, P. (2017) Refinement of the crystal structure of sieleckiite and revision of its symmetry. Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 917-922. |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reference: Min Yearbook (1988) - zinc: 6.; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 23, pp. 89-94 (1985); ournal of Geochemical Exploration Volume 8, Issues 1-2, October 1977, Pages 189-202; Large, R. R., & McGoldrick, P. J. (1998). Lithogeochemical halos and geochemical vectors to stratiform sediment hosted ZnβPbβAg deposits, 1. Lady Loretta Deposit, Queensland. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 63(1), 37-56. |
β Spionkopite Formula: Cu39S28 Reference: Richardson, S.M. and Day, A.D. (1997) Geology of the Esperanza copper deposit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston. pg. 51-56 |
β Tenorite Formula: CuO Reference: de Keyser, F. (1958) Geology and mineral deposits in the Paradise Creek area, North-West Queensland, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Department of National Development, Record 1958/100. |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Reference: ournal of Geochemical Exploration Volume 8, Issues 1-2, October 1977, Pages 189-202; Large, R. R., & McGoldrick, P. J. (1998). Lithogeochemical halos and geochemical vectors to stratiform sediment hosted ZnβPbβAg deposits, 1. Lady Loretta Deposit, Queensland. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 63(1), 37-56. |
β Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: [MinRec 18:431, 19:471, 19:486]; Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Variscite Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Wavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Reference: Day, B. E. & Beyer, B. D. (1996): Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian J. of Mineralogy 2 (1), 3-10. |
β Yarrowite Formula: Cu9S8 Reference: Richardson, S.M. and Day, A.D. (1997) Geology of the Esperanza copper deposit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston. pg. 51-56 |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Anilite | 2.BA.10 | Cu7S4 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
β | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
β | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Geerite | 2.BA.05 | Cu8S5 |
β | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
β | var. Zinc-bearing Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | (Cd,Zn)S |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Spionkopite | 2.CA.05c | Cu39S28 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | Yarrowite | 2.CA.05d | Cu9S8 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Asbolane | 4.FL.30 | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 Β· nH2O |
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
β | Antlerite | 7.BB.15 | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Chalcoalumite | 7.DD.75 | CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 Β· 3H2O |
β | Cyanotrichite | 7.DE.10 | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 Β· 2H2O |
β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Chalcosiderite | 8.DD.15 | CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 Β· 4H2O |
β | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Leucophosphite | 8.DH.10 | KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O |
β | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
β | NatrodufrΓ©nite | 8.DK.15 | NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 Β· 2H2O |
β | Nissonite | 8.DC.05 | Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2 Β· 5H2O |
β | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
β | Sieleckiite (TL) | 8.DF.25 | Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12 Β· 2H2O |
β | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 Β· 4H2O |
β | Variscite | 8.CD.10 | AlPO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Wavellite | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 Β· 5H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Sieleckiite | Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12 · 2H2O |
H | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
H | β Nissonite | Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β NatrodufrΓ©nite | NaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
H | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
H | β Chalcoalumite | CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O |
H | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
H | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
H | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
H | β Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
H | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
H | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
H | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
H | β Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Sieleckiite | Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12 · 2H2O |
O | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
O | β Nissonite | Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β NatrodufrΓ©nite | NaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
O | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
O | β Chalcoalumite | CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O |
O | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
O | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
O | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
O | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | β Tenorite | CuO |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β NatrodufrΓ©nite | NaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Nissonite | Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 5H2O |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Sieleckiite | Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12 · 2H2O |
Al | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | β Chalcoalumite | CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O |
Al | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | β Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
Al | β Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
Al | β Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Sieleckiite | Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12 · 2H2O |
P | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
P | β Nissonite | Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 5H2O |
P | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
P | β NatrodufrΓ©nite | NaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
P | β Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
P | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
P | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
P | β Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
P | β Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Greenockite var. Zinc-bearing Greenockite | (Cd,Zn)S |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
S | β Chalcoalumite | CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O |
S | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
S | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | β Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
S | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
S | β Anilite | Cu7S4 |
S | β Yarrowite | Cu9S8 |
S | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
S | β Spionkopite | Cu39S28 |
S | β Geerite | Cu8S5 |
S | β Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Greenockite | CdS |
S | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β NatrodufrΓ©nite | NaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
Fe | β Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | β Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
Co | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
Co | β Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
Ni | β Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Sieleckiite | Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12 · 2H2O |
Cu | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Nissonite | Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 5H2O |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
Cu | β Chalcoalumite | CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O |
Cu | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | β Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
Cu | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
Cu | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Cu | β Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
Cu | β Tenorite | CuO |
Cu | β Anilite | Cu7S4 |
Cu | β Yarrowite | Cu9S8 |
Cu | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Cu | β Spionkopite | Cu39S28 |
Cu | β Geerite | Cu8S5 |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | β Greenockite var. Zinc-bearing Greenockite | (Cd,Zn)S |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
As | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
As | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
As | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Cd | Cadmium | |
Cd | β Greenockite var. Zinc-bearing Greenockite | (Cd,Zn)S |
Cd | β Greenockite | CdS |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Sb | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Localities in this Region
- Queensland
- City of Mount Isa
- Gunpowder District
- Big Bend Mine
- Boomerang Mine (Matlock Mine; Mount Maggie Mine)
- Busy Bee Mine
- Carrier Shear Mine
- Climax Mine
- Cremis Mine (Cremis prospect)
- Flying Horse Mine
- Galah Syncline Mine (GS No. 1 Mine)
- Jack McNamara Mine
- Kay prospect (Kay Mine)
- Lady Agnes Mine
- Lady Annie Mine (Lady Annie deposit; Lady Annie Oxide Copper project; Flying Pig)
- Lady Loretta deposit (Lady Loretta prospect)
- McLeod's Hill Mine
- Mount Clarke Mine (Mount Clarke deposit)
- Mount Gordon
- Gunpowder District
- City of Mount Isa
- Queensland
- City of Mount Isa
- Gunpowder District
- Mount Gordon
- Mount Kelly deposit (Mount Kelly mine)
- Mount Kelly mine (Mount Kelly deposit)
- O. P. Mine (Proxham Park Mine)
- Old Smokey prospect (Old Smokey mine)
- P. A. Mine
- P. V. L. Mine (PV prospect)
- Red Hill prospect (Red Hill mine)
- Seymour River
- Shady Bore Mine
- Spinifex Queen Mine
- Swagman Mine
- The Drifter Mine
- Top Design prospect (Top Design mine)
- Why prospect (Why mine)
- Gunpowder District
- City of Mount Isa
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Carpentaria BasinBasin
- Georgina BasinBasin
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Queensland
- Mount Isa OrogenOrogen
- Camooweal-Murphy DomainDomain
- Mount Isa OrogenOrogen
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia