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Kuridala, Cloncurry district, Mount Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia

Amethyst
Kuridala, Cloncurry district, Mount Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia

Photo: Patrick Gundersen

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Located about 30 km north of the Mount Elliott mine.

There were two principal copper mines in the area - the Hampden-Cloncurry Mine and the Hampden Consols Mine.

I note that Ivanhoe Australia Ltd is carrying out geologic surveys in the region.

There are gold, copper and silver deposits throughout the area and
I consider that the Amethyst locality is locally distinguishable and should be shown separate to a generic Cu-Au deposit. The Amethyst collecting area is a generally known "hobby" collecting area and would appear to be a separate deposit.

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Acanthite
Baryte
Chlorargyrite

Proustite
Pyrargyrite
Quartz

Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Chalcedony
Rutile

Silver

10 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Australia

Queensland
- Mount Isa - Cloncurry area
  - Cloncurry district
    - Kuridala

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References

- Wang, S., and Williams, P.J. (2001): Geochemistry and origin of Proterozoic skarns at the Mount Elliott Cu-Au(-Co-Ni) deposit, Cloncurry district, NW Queensland, Australia. Mineralium Deposita 36, 109-124.

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