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Queensland, Australia




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Mineral List:
  • Acanthite
    Ag
     
    2
    S
    Reference: [MinRec 19:478]
  • Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    5
    (Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    )(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Kagara Zinc Mines, Mount Garnet, Queensland, Australia
    © Vic Cloete 2006
  • Aegirine
    NaFe
    3+
     
    [Si
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [Carr, Phillips & Williams - Min.Mag. 1976 40,853-6]
  • Aegirine-augite
    (Na,Ca)(Fe
    3+
     
    ,Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mg,Al)Si
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    Reference: [Carr, Phillips & Williams - Min.Mag. 1976 40,853-6]
  • Akdalaite
    4Al
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    · H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • Akimotoite (TL)
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )SiO
     
    3
    Type Locality: Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, South Gregory, Queensland, Australia
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Volume 84, pages 267–271, 1999]
  • Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Lithgow tin workings, Mica Creek, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Albite
    var: Oligoclase
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [part of list University of Queensland]
  • 'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [MM 1999, 321-9]
  • 'Alkali Feldspar'
    Reference: [Carr, Phillips & Williams - Min.Mag. 1976 40,853-6]
  • 'Allanite'
    Reference: [Greg Murray collection; Econ Geol (1985) 80:513-518]
    Site Photo
    Mary Kathleen Mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Greg Murray
  • Allanite-(Ce)
    {CaCe}{Al
     
    2
    Fe
    2+
     
    }[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
    Site Photo
    Mary Kathleen Mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Allargentum
    (Ag
     
    1-x
    Sb
     
    x
    )
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Alloclasite
    (Co
     
    0.65
    Fe
     
    0.35
    )AsS - CoAsS
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Almandine
    Fe
    2+
    3
    Al
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Reference: [Wang, S., and Williams, P.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 109-124.]
    Site Photo
    Cattle Creek, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Aluminite
    Al
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    4
    |SO
     
    4
    ] · 7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [qld Dept of mines- mines records]
  • Alunite
    KAl
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    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. ]
  • 'Amphibole Group'
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Analcime
    Na
     
    2
    [Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    12
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Black Duck Creek, Junction View via Gatton, Queensland, Australia
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Anatase
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  • Andalusite
    Al
     
    2
    [O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Wang, S., and Williams, P.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 109-124.]
  • Andradite
    Ca
     
    3
    Fe
    3+
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Reference: [Wang, S., and Williams, P.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 109-124.]
    Site Photo
    Mary Kathleen Mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
  • Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    )(CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    Reference: [E. Stevens & R. Bottrill]
  • Anorthoclase
    (Na,K)[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: []
  • Antarcticite
    CaCl
     
    2
    · 6H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [T. Kwak & P. Abeysinghe (1987): Rare earth and uranium minerals present as daughter crystals in fluid inclusions, Mary Kathleen U-REE skarn, Queensland, Australia. Mineral. Mag. 51, 665-670.]
  • Anthophyllite
    ☐[Mg
     
    2
    ][Mg
     
    5
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Collection - Ryan Eagle]
    Site Photo
    Rosebud Mine, Rosebud Station, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Antimony
    Sb
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Antlerite
    Cu
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    4
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
    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. ]
    Site Photo
    Blockade mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © viccloete
  • 'Apatite'
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
    Site Photo
    Blue Caesar Mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    [F|(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
    Site Photo
    Mary Kathleen Mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Apatite-(CaOH)
    Ca
     
    5
    [OH|(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Crane, M. M., Sharpe, J. L. and Williams, P. A. (2001): Formation of chrysocolla and secondary copper phosphates in the highly weathered supergene zones of some Australian deposits. Records of the Australian Museum, 53, 49-56. ]
  • Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 19:478]
  • Arfvedsonite
    [Na][Na
     
    2
    ][Fe
    2+
    4
    Fe
    3+
     
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Carr, Phillips & Williams - Min.Mag. 1976 40,853-6]
  • Argentopyrite
    AgFe
     
    2
    S
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Arsenic
    As
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    Co
     
    0.10
    )AsS
    Reference: [qld Dept of mines- mines records]
  • Asbolane
    (Ni,Co)
     
    2-x
    Mn
    4+
     
    (O,OH)
     
    4
    · nH
     
    2
    O
    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. ]
  • Atacamite
    Cu
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |Cl]
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
    Site Photo
    Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Vic Cloete
  • Augelite
    Al
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |PO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Duggan, et al., Can. Min. 28,125-131(1990)]
  • Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    ,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    ,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:28]
  • 'Axinite'
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Axinite-(Fe)
    Ca
     
    2
    Fe
    2+
     
    Al
     
    2
    [OH|BSi
     
    4
    O
     
    15
    ]
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    [OH|CO
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Boomerang Mine (Matlock Mine; Mt Maggie Mine), Mount Kelly, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • Baileychlore (TL)
    (Zn,Fe,Al,Mg)
     
    6
    (Si,Al)
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    (OH)
     
    8
    Type Locality: Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Chillagoe-Herberton District, Queensland, Australia
    Reference: [AM 73 (1988), 135; HB2/1 (1995)]
  • Bamfordite (TL)
    Fe
    3+
     
    Mo
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    (OH)
     
    3
    ·H
     
    2
    O
    Type Locality: Bamford Hill W-Mo-Bi deposit, Bamford, Queensland, Australia
    Colour: Green
    Description: From museum specimen. May be from Grandon's shoot, Norton's lease from depth of 10 meters.
    Reference: [Birch, William D.; Pring, Allan; McBriar, E. Maude; Gatehouse, Bryan M.; and McCammon, Catherine A. (1998): Bamfordite, Fe3+Mo2O6(OH)3.H2O, a new hydrated iron molybdenum oxyhydroxide from Queensland, Australia: Description and crystal chemistry: Am. Mineral. 83, 172-177. ]
    Site Photo
    Bamford Hill W-Mo-Bi deposit, Bamford, Queensland, Australia
    © Rick Turner, 2005
  • Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • 'Bauxite'
    Reference: []
  • Berlinite
    Al[PO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV]
  • Bertrandite
    Be
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [AmMin 45:1300-1303]
  • Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
    Site Photo
    Queensland, Australia
     
  • Beyerite
    Ca(BiO)
     
    2
    (CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    Reference: [Neil A. Richards 2005.]
    Site Photo
    Alone Hand Mine, Malbon, Queensland, Australia
    © Neil A Richards
  • Biotite
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
  • Bismite
    Bi
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [E. Stevens & R. Bottrill]
  • Bismuth
    Bi
    Reference: [MinRec 19:478]
    Site Photo
    Wolfram Camp, Dimbulah, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © Paul Bongaerts
  • Bismuthinite
    Bi
     
    2
    S
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Biggenden Mine (Mount Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), Biggenden Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • Bismutite
    (BiO)
     
    2
    CO
     
    3
    Reference: [E. Stevens & R. Bottrill]
  • Bixbyite
    (Mn
    3+
     
    ,Fe
    3+
     
    )
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [T.Kwak & P.Abeysinghe: "Rare earth and uranium minera;s present as daughter crystals in fluid inclusions, Mary Kathleen U-REE skarn, Queensland, Australia: Min. Mag. 51,665-670(1987)]
  • Blödite
    Na
     
    2
    Mg(SO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·4H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides pers comm]
  • Böhmite
    AlO(OH)
    Reference: []
  • Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Botryogen
    MgFe
    3+
     
    [OH|(SO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ] · 7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19:478]
  • Boulangerite
    Pb
     
    5
    Sb
     
    4
    S
     
    11
    Reference: [MinRec 19:478]
  • Bournonite
    PbCuSbS
     
    3
    Reference: []
  • Brannerite
    (U
    4+
     
    ,Ca)(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    )
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    Reference: [Mineralium Deposita 44 (2009) 11-40.]
  • Brochantite
    Cu
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    6
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
    Site Photo
    Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © vic cloete
  • Bustamite
    (Mn
    2+
     
    ,Ca)[SiO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1985) 80:513-518]
  • Buttgenbachite
    Cu
     
    19
    [(OH)
     
    32
    |(NO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    |Cl
     
    4
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • Cacoxenite
    Fe
    3+
    24
    Al[(OH)
     
    12
    |O
     
    6
    |(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    17
    ] · 17H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Calaverite
    AuTe
     
    2
    Reference: [qld Dept of mines- mines records]
  • Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Chillagoe-Herberton District, Queensland, Australia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • Calcite
    var: Iceland Spar
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Calcite
    var: Manganoan Calcite
    (Ca,Mn)CO
     
    3
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Queensland, Australia
    © Collectors Edge
  • Celsian
    Ba[Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [Knights, J.G., 1985, Hilton Silver-Lead-Zinc-Copper Ore Mineralogy. unpublished]
  • Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Dana 7:II:1084-1085.]
    Site Photo
    Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © 2002 Thames Valley Minerals
  • 'Chabazite'
    Reference: [Vic Cloete collection]
    Site Photo
    Teviot Brook, Boonah Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © viccloete
  • Chalcanthite
    CuSO
     
    4
    ·5H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • 'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
    Site Photo
    Powell property, Upper Beechmont, Numinbah Valley, Queensland, Australia
    © Vic Cloete
  • 'Chalcedony
    var: Agate'
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Agate Creek, Etheridge Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © Alan Goldstein
  • 'Chalcedony
    var: Carnelian'
    Reference: []
  • 'Chalcedony
    var: Eye Agate'
    Reference: []
  • 'Chalcedony
    var: Fortification Agate'
    Reference: []
  • 'Chalcedony
    var: Petrified Wood'
    Reference: [Natural History Museum Vienna collection]
  • Chalcoalumite
    CuAl
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    12
    |SO
     
    4
    ] · 3H
     
    2
    O
    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. ]
  • Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    S
    Reference: [Carroll, J. (2002) quoted by steve sorrell (crocoite.com) in his list of mineral species of Queensland. Also, several specimens purchased from Down Under Minerals, Croydon, Vic - currently in my collection.]
    Site Photo
    Mammoth Mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Queensland, Australia
    © Collectors Edge
  • Chalcosiderite
    Cu(Fe
    3+
     
    ,Al)
     
    6
    [(OH)
     
    4
    |(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ]
     
    2
    · 4H
     
    2
    O
    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. ]
  • Chamosite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mg)
     
    5
    Al[(OH)
     
    8
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Chamosite
    var: Thuringite
    (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)
     
    6
    (Si,Al)
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    (O,OH)
     
    8
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • 'Chevkinite'
    (Ca,Ce,Th)
     
    4
    (Fe,Mn)
     
    2
    (Ti,Fe)
     
    3
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    22
    Reference: []
  • Chlorargyrite
    AgCl
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • 'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
  • Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  • Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    H
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    5
    (OH)
     
    4
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
    Site Photo
    Mt Glorious Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Mark Rheinberger
  • 'Chrysoprase'
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Marlborough, Queensland, Australia
    © Mark Rheinberger
  • Cinnabar
    HgS
    Reference: [Vic Cloete collection]
    Site Photo
    Kilkivan (Kilkiven) District, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia
    © Vic Cloete
  • Claringbullite
    Cu
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    7
    |Cl] · nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
  • 'Clay'
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  • Clinoclase
    Cu
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |AsO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
  • Clinoenstatite
    Mg
     
    2
    [Si
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [http://webmineral.com/specimens/picshow.php?id=2940; American Mineralogist, Volume 84, pages 267–271, 1999]
  • 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
    Reference: []
  • Cloncurryite (TL)
    (Cu,VO)Al
     
    2
    [(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    · 4.5-5H
     
    2
    O
    Type Locality: Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    Habit: Monoclinic
    Colour: Sky blue to colourless
    Fluorescence: No
    Description: One only confirmed find in 1999 by Volker Hoppe
    Reference: [Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Volume 13, Number 1, June 2007]
    Site Photo
    Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Volker Hoppe
  • 'Coal'
    Reference: []
  • Cobaltite
    CoAsS
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
  • Coffinite
    (U,Th)[(OH)
     
    4x
    |(SiO
     
    4
    )
     
    1-x
    ]
    Reference: [Mark, G., Oliver, N.H.S., and Williams, P.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 40, 769-801.]
  • Columbite-(Fe)
    FeNb
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Conichalcite
    CaCu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
    Site Photo
    Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © crocoite.com
  • Connellite
    Cu
     
    19
    [(OH)
     
    32
    |SO
     
    4
    |Cl
     
    4
    ] · 3H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Hibbs, Leverette, Williams (2006) Connellite from Bisbee Arizona: A single Crystal X-ray Study Axis Vol 2 No. 2 http://www.minrec.org/pdfs/CONNELLITE.pdf]
    Site Photo
    Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Vic Cloete
  • Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:28]
    Site Photo
    Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © KeithCompton
  • 'Copper Stain'
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1991) 86:278-301]
  • Coquimbite
    Fe
     
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ·9H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Cordierite
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    Al
     
    4
    Si
     
    5
    O
     
    18
    Reference: [Werner, A.B.T., Sinclair, W.D., and Amey, E.B. (1998): US Geological Survey Circular 930-O.]
  • Cornetite
    Cu
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |PO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Tony Parker collection]
    Site Photo
    Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Coronadite
    Pb(Mn
    4+
     
    ,Mn
    3+
     
    )
     
    8
    O
     
    16
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Corundum
    Al
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [Collection of NHM, Vienna]
  • Corundum
    var: Sapphire
    Al
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Costibite
    CoSbS
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Cubanite
    CuFe
     
    2
    S
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Cummingtonite
    [ ][Mg
     
    2
    ][Mg
     
    5
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [ref: AmMin 47:360]
  • Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:28]
    Site Photo
    Queensland, Australia
    © J. Wingard
  • Cuprite
    var: Chalcotrichite
    Cu
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [AJM, Vol 3, 1997, p 125]
    Site Photo
    Mt Selwyn Mine, Selwyn District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Cédrick Gineste
  • Cyanotrichite
    Cu
     
    4
    Al
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    12
    |SO
     
    4
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    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. ]
    Site Photo
    Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © M. Willoughby. 08
  • Davidite-(La)
    (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)
     
    20
    (O,OH)
     
    38
    Reference: [Lawrence L.J. et al. Econ Geol. 52, 140-148, 1957]
  • Delafossite
    CuFeO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Diamond
    C
    Reference: [www.nrm.qld.gov.au/mines/fossicking/sapphire.html]
    Site Photo
    Sapphire designated fossicking land, Anakie, Queensland, Australia
    © vic cloete
  • Dietrichite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mn
    2+
     
    )Al
     
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    4
    ·22H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Digenite
    Cu
     
    9
    S
     
    5
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [Wang, S., and Williams, P.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 109-124.]
    Site Photo
    Mt Elliott Mine, Selwyn District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © JSS
  • Djurleite
    Cu
     
    31
    S
     
    16
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © luigi chiappino
  • Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Dravite
    [Na][Mg
     
    3
    ][Al
     
    6
    ][(OH)
     
    3
    |OH|(BO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    |Si
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    ]
    Reference: [Carr, P. F. (2008): Dravite from May Downs, Mount Isa, Queensland. Australian J. of Mineralogy 14, 81-87.]
    Site Photo
    May Downs Station, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © JSS
  • Dyscrasite
    Ag
     
    3
    Sb
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Enstatite
    Mg
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Volume 84, pages 267–271, 1999]
  • Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    }{Al
     
    2
    Fe
    3+
     
    }[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Biggenden Mine (Mount Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), Biggenden Shire, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Epsomite
    MgSO
     
    4
    ·7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19:480]
  • Erythrite
    Co
     
    3
    (AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·8H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 82:402-407]
    Site Photo
    Mt Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Dick Dionne
  • Eucairite
    AgCuSe
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484]
  • Eudialyte
    Na
     
    15
    Ca
     
    6
    (Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mn
    2+
     
    )
     
    3
    Zr
     
    3
    [Si
     
    25
    O
     
    73
    ](O,OH,H
     
    2
    O)
     
    3
    (OH,Cl)
     
    2
    Reference: [Carr, Phillips & Williams - Min.Mag. 1976 40,853-6]
  • Eulytine
    Bi
     
    4
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Reference: [Qld dept mines mines records]
  • Fayalite
    Fe
    2+
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: []
  • 'Feldspar Group'
    Reference: [Xu, G. (1997): Mineralium Deposita 32, 58-69.]
  • Ferberite
    FeWO
     
    4
    Reference: [Qld mines dept]
  • Ferricopiapite
    Fe
     
    5
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    6
    O(OH)·20H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Ferrimolybdite
    Fe
     
    2
    [MoO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    · nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • 'Ferrohortonolite'
    (Fe,Mg)
     
    2
    SiO
     
    4
    Reference: []
  • Ferropargasite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    ][Fe
    2+
    4
    Al][(OH)
     
    2
    |Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Fluellite
    Al
     
    2
    [F
     
    2
    |OH|PO
     
    4
    ] · 7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 12:106-107]
  • Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
    Site Photo
    Mungana, Chillagoe-Herberton District, Queensland, Australia
    © fabreminerals.com
  • Freibergite
    (Ag
     
    4+2x
    Cu
     
    2-2x
    )[(Cu, Ag)
     
    4
    (Fe, Zn)
     
    2
    ]Sb
     
    4
    S
     
    12
    S
     
    1-x
    (0 < x < 1)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Werner, A.B.T., Sinclair, W.D., and Amey, E.B. (1998): US Geological Survey Circular 930-O.]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • 'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    Z
     
    2
    (TO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: []
  • Gatumbaite
    CaAl
     
    2
    [OH|PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    · H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Duggan, et al., Can. Min. 28,125-131(1990)]
  • Gedrite
    ☐[Mg
     
    2
    ][Mg
     
    3
    Al
     
    2
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [ 2002. Rubenach, M. J. & Lewthwaite. Metasomatic albitites and related biotite rich schists from a low pressure polymetamorphic terrane, Snake Creek Anticline, Mount Isa Inlier, north-eastern Australia: microstructures and P-T-d paths. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 20, 191-202]
  • Geerite
    Cu
     
    8
    S
     
    5
    Reference: []
  • Gerhardtite
    Cu
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |NO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Wallace, M. E. & Pring, A. (1990): Gerhardtite, a copper hydroxy-nitrate from the Great Australia mine, Cloncurry, Queensland. Australian Mineral. 5, 51-54. ]
    Site Photo
    Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  • Gibbsite
    Al(OH)
     
    3
    Reference: []
  • 'Glass'
    Reference: [Zhidong Xie et al. , Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI (2005), 1216.pdf]
  • Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    O(OH)
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:28]
    Site Photo
    Agate Creek, Etheridge Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © viccloete
  • Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, Volume I, 834pp.: 93.]
    Site Photo
    Queensland, Australia
    © www.exceptionalminerals.com
  • Gold
    var: Electrum
    (Au, Ag)
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Graftonite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mn
    2+
     
    ,Ca)
     
    3
    [PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Graphite
    C
    Reference: [Wang, S., and Williams, P.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 109-124.]
  • Greenalite
    Fe
     
    2-3
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    5
    (OH)
     
    4
    Reference: []
  • Greenockite
    CdS
    Reference: [Ryan Eagle]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Greenockite
    var: Zincian Greenockite
    (Cd,Zn)S
    Reference: [Min. Yearbook (1988) - zinc: 6.]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    Al
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Grossular
    var: Hessonite
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Grunerite
    [ ][Fe
    2+
    2
    ][Fe
    2+
    5
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: []
  • Gudmundite
    FeSbS
    Reference: [Knights, J.G., 1985, Hilton Silver-Lead-Zinc-Copper Ore Mineralogy. unpublished]
  • Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:28; Dana 6:A3:34.; Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Mt Elliott Mine, Selwyn District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Halite
    NaCl
    Reference: [T.Kwak & P.Abeysinghe: "Rare earth and uranium minera;s present as daughter crystals in fluid inclusions, Mary Kathleen U-REE skarn, Queensland, Australia: Min. Mag. 51,665-670(1987)]
  • Halotrichite
    FeAl
     
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    4
    ·22H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Hastingsite
    var: Alkali-ferrohastingsite ?
    Reference: [de Keyser, F. (1966): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 12, 315-324.]
  • Hausmannite
    MnMn
     
    2
    O
     
    4
    Reference: [http://www.crocoite.com/census/minerals/hausmannite.xml]
  • Hedenbergite
    CaFe
    2+
     
    [Si
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1985) 80:513-518]
  • Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
  • Hematite
    var: Martite
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Hematite
    var: Specularite
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  • Hemimorphite
    Zn
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ] · H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Hentschelite
    CuFe
    3+
    2
    [OH|PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  • Hercynite
    FeAl
     
    2
    O
     
    4
    Reference: [MM 1999, 321-9]
  • Heterogenite
    CoO(OH)
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
    Site Photo
    Mt Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © viccloete
  • Hexahydrite
    MgSO
     
    4
    ·6H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • 'Hornblende'
    Reference: [E. Stevens & R. Bottrill]
  • Huntite
    CaMg
     
    3
    (CO
     
    3
    )
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Hydrocerussite
    Pb
     
    3
    (CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    (OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Hypersthene
    (Fe,Mg)SiO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  • Illite
    K
     
    0.65
    A
     
    2.0
    [][Al
     
    0.65
    Si,
     
    3.35
    O
     
    10
    ](OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Ilsemannite
    Mo
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Iron
    var: Kamacite
    (Fe,Ni)
    Reference: [Excalibur Minerals CATALOG #20506 - Vol. XXXII, No. 6]
  • Jarosite
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    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. ]
  • Joséite
    Bi
     
    4
    TeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Qld Dept of Mines,- mines records ]
  • Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    5
    (OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • 'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Mary Kathleen Mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Kieserite
    MgSO
     
    4
    ·H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Klockmannite
    CuSe
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484]
  • Kornelite
    Fe
     
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ·7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Kyanite
    Al
     
    2
    [O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [ 2002. Rubenach, M. J. & Lewthwaite. Metasomatic albitites and related biotite rich schists from a low pressure polymetamorphic terrane, Snake Creek Anticline, Mount Isa Inlier, north-eastern Australia: microstructures and P-T-d paths. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 20, 191-202]
  • Laumontite
    CaAl
     
    2
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    12
    ·4H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Lavendulan
    NaCaCu
     
    5
    [Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    4
    ] · 5H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
  • Lazulite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )Al
     
    2
    [OH|PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [Duggan, et al., Can. Min. 28,125-131(1990)]
  • Leadhillite
    Pb
     
    4
    SO
     
    4
    (CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    (OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Lepidocrocite
    γ-Fe
    3+
     
    O(OH)
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Leucophosphite
    KFe
    3+
    2
    [OH|(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    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. ]
    Site Photo
    Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Vic Cloete
  • 'Lévyne'
    Reference: [Stevens, N. C. (1965): The volcanic rocks of the southern part of the main range, SE Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 11(3)]
    Site Photo
    Laidley Creek, Gatton Valley, Queensland, Australia
    © Saul Krotki 2007
  • Libethenite
    Cu
     
    2
    [OH|PO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
    Site Photo
    Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © 2001 D. Schläfli
  • Lillianite
    Pb
     
    3
    Bi
     
    2
    S
     
    6
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [qld Dept of mines- mines records]
    Site Photo
    Slaughteryard Creek, May Downs Station, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Lingunite
    (Na,Ca)AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    Reference: [Excalibur Minerals CATALOG #20506 - Vol. XXXII, No. 6]
  • Löllingite
    FeAs
     
    2
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Mackinawite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Magnesiohornblende
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    ][Mg
     
    4
    Al][(OH)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    7
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinReec 19:482]
  • Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    Fe
    3+
    2
    O
     
    4
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Biggenden Mine (Mount Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), Biggenden Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © G. van der Veldt
  • Magnetite
    var: Titaniferous Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    (Fe
    3+
     
    ,Ti)
     
    2
    O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  • Majorite
    Mg
     
    3
    (Fe
    2+
     
    ,Si,Al)
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003); American Mineralogist, Volume 84, pages 267–271, 1999]
  • Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |CO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
    Site Photo
    Queensland, Australia
    © Karl Volkman
  • Maldonite
    Au
     
    2
    Bi
    Reference: [part of list University of Queensland]
  • Mansfieldite
    AlAsO
     
    4
    ·2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
    Site Photo
    Mt Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © crocoite.com
  • Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Marialite
    Na
     
    4
    [Cl|(AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Wang, S., and Williams, P.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 109-124.]
  • Massicot
    PbO
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Meionite
    Ca
     
    4
    [CO
     
    3
    |(Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    8
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Melanterite
    FeSO
     
    4
    ·7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Meneghinite
    Pb
     
    13
    CuSb
     
    7
    S
     
    24
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • 'Mica Group'
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1991) 86:278-301]
  • Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    [Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Wolfram Camp, Dimbulah, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © Charles Creekmur
  • Molybdite
    MoO
     
    3
    Reference: [Qld Dept Mines- mines record]
  • 'Monazite'
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Monazite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Montmorillonite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    (Al,Mg)
     
    2
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    (OH)
     
    2
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • 'Moonstone'
    Reference: [http://www.austgem.gil.com.au/moonstone.html]
  • Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: [Wang, S., and Williams, P.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 109-124.]
  • Nantokite
    CuCl
    Reference: [Handbook of Mineralogy]
  • Natrodufrénite
    NaFe
    2+
     
    (Fe
    3+
     
    ,Al)
     
    5
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ]
     
    2
    · 2H
     
    2
    O
    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. ]
    Site Photo
    Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © crocoite.com
  • Natrojarosite
    NaFe
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
  • Natrolite
    Na
     
    2
    [Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Carr, Phillips & Williams - Min.Mag. 1976 40,853-6]
    Site Photo
    Laidley Creek, Gatton Valley, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Naumannite
    Ag
     
    2
    Se
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484]
  • Neotocite
    (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO
     
    3
    ·H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  • Nepheline
    (Na,K)[AlSiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Carr, Phillips & Williams - Min.Mag. 1976 40,853-6]
  • 'Nigerite-24R'
    Reference: [Am. Mineral. 1979, 1255-1264]
  • Nissonite
    Cu
     
    2
    Mg
     
    2
    [OH|PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    · 5H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Min Rec 24:49]
  • Nitromagnesite
    Mg(NO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    ·6H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • Olivenite
    Cu
     
    2
    [OH|AsO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
  • Olivenite
    var: Cobaltoan Olivenite
    (Cu,Co)
     
    2
    [OH|AsO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Uwe Kolitsch collection ]
  • 'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Description: Metastable crystallization due to very rapid quench.
    Reference: [Zhidong Xie et al. , Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI (2005), 1216.pdf; American Mineralogist, Volume 84, pages 267–271, 1999]
  • Opal
    SiO
     
    2
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:8:15.]
    Site Photo
    Queensland, Australia
    © Antonio Borrelli
  • Opal
    var: Boulder Opal
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Queensland, Australia
    © 2005 - MMI
  • Opal
    var: Crystal Opal
    Reference: []
  • Opal
    var: Hydrophane
    Reference: []
  • Opal
    var: Opal Matrix
    Reference: []
  • Opal
    var: Opal-AN
    SiO
     
    2
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Squaretop Mountain, Dalby (Kaimkillenbun ?), Queensland, Australia
    © Vic Cloete
  • Opal
    var: Pinfire Opal
    Reference: []
  • Opal
    var: Pipe Opal
    Reference: []
  • Opal
    var: Precious Opal
    SiO
     
    2
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:8:4.]
    Site Photo
    Queensland, Australia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • Opal
    var: Wood Opal
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Yowah opal field, Queensland, Australia
    © Crystal Vine
  • Opal
    var: Yowah Nut
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Yowah opal field, Queensland, Australia
    © Peter Kohorst
  • 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
    Reference: []
  • Palygorskite
    (Mg,Al)
     
    5
    (Si,Al)
     
    8
    O
     
    20
    (OH)
     
    2
    ·8H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Paratacamite
    Cu
     
    3
    (Cu,Zn)[(OH)
     
    3
    |Cl]
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Vic Cloete
  • Pargasite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    ][Mg
     
    4
    Al][(OH)
     
    2
    |Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Pectolite
    var: Manganoan Pectolite
    Na(Ca,Mn)
     
    2
    [HSi
     
    3
    O
     
    9
    ]
    Reference: [Carr, Phillips & Williams - Min.Mag. 1976 40,853-6]
  • Pentlandite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Pharmacosiderite
    KFe
    3+
    4
    [(OH)
     
    4
    |(AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ] · 6-7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    [(OH,F)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Phosgenite
    Pb
     
    2
    [Cl
     
    2
    |CO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [MinRec 19:482]
  • Phurcalite
    Ca
     
    2
    (UO
     
    2
    )
     
    3
    [O|PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    · 7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Australian Journal of Mineralogy 9(1):48]
    Site Photo
    Monakoff Mine, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  • Pickeringite
    MgAl
     
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    4
    ·22H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Pigeonite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    ,Ca)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )[Si
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: []
  • Plumbogummite
    PbAl
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    5
    |(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ] · H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Ryan Eagle specimen]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Plumbophyllite
    Pb
     
    2
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    ·H
     
    2
    O
    Description: Fine needles on cerussite
    Reference: [R Bottrill (unpub data)]
  • Polybasite
    [(Ag,Cu)
     
    6
    (Sb,As)
     
    2
    S
     
    7
    ][Ag
     
    9
    CuS
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [MinRec 19 p469-490 - "Sielecki, R: The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral field"]
  • Powellite
    Ca[MoO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Am Min 83:1-2 pp 172-177]
  • Prehnite
    Ca
     
    2
    Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    3
    O
     
    12
    (OH)
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1985) 80:513-518]
    Site Photo
    Colinsville, Queensland, Australia
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Proustite
    Ag
     
    3
    AsS
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 19:482]
  • Pseudomalachite
    Cu
     
    5
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
    Site Photo
    Mt Glorious Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Elmar Lackner
  • 'Psilomelane'
    Reference: [part of list from University of Queensland]
  • 'Pumpellyite'
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Pyrargyrite
    Ag
     
    3
    SbS
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Biggenden Mine (Mount Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), Biggenden Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © vic cloete
  • Pyrolusite
    MnO
     
    2
    Reference: [qld Dept of mines- mines records]
    Site Photo
    Overhang open Cut, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Karl Volkman 9/05
  • Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    [Cl|(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Keith Compton
  • Pyrope
    Mg
     
    3
    Al
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Reference: [MM 1999, 321-9]
  • Pyrosmalite-(Fe) (TL)
    (Fe,Mn)
     
    8
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    15
    (OH,Cl)
     
    10
    Type Locality: Pegmont Pb-Zn deposit, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    Reference: [MM 1987, 174]
  • 'Pyroxene Group'
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Pyroxmangite
    MnSiO
     
    3
    Reference: [www.geodiscovery.com.au/download/Cannington%20Abstract.pdf.]
  • Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    S
     
    8
    , (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
  • Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Wang, S., and Williams, P.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 109-124.]
    Site Photo
    Biggenden Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  • Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:28]
    Site Photo
    Mt Elliott Mine, Selwyn District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Arliguie M
  • Quartz
    var: Chert
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1980) 75:992-1009]
  • Quartz
    var: Citrine
    Reference: [http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/mines/fossicking/pdf/obriens_creek.pdf]
  • Quartz
    var: Jasper
    Reference: []
  • Quartz
    var: Rock Crystal
    Reference: []
  • Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Rhodochrosite
    MnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1994) 89:1469-1491]
  • Rhomboclase
    (H
     
    5
    O
     
    2
    )Fe
    3+
     
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Riebeckite
    [ ][Na
     
    2
    ][Fe
    2+
    3
    Fe
    3+
    2
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Mineralium Deposita 44 (2009) 11-40.]
  • Ringwoodite (TL)
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Type Locality: Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, South Gregory, Queensland, Australia
    Reference: [CM 15 (1977), 97; HB2/2 (1995); Nature 1969, 943-4]
  • Römerite
    Fe
    2+
     
    Fe
    3+
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    4
    ·14H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols]
  • Rosasite
    (Cu,Zn)
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |CO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Carr, P. F. (2008): Dravite from May Downs, Mount Isa, Queensland. Australian J. of Mineralogy 14, 81-87.]
  • Sanidine
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: []
  • Saponite
    Ca
     
    0.25
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    3
    (Si,Al)
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    (OH)
     
    2
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Vic Cloete.]
  • 'Scapolite'
    Reference: [E. Stevens & R. Bottrill]
    Site Photo
    Mary Kathleen Mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Charles Creekmur
  • Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [UKJMM 19:24]
    Site Photo
    Wolfram Camp, Dimbulah, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © Keith Compton
  • Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    ][Al
     
    6
    ][(OH)
     
    3
    |OH|(BO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    |Si
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    ]
    Reference: [E. Stevens & R. Bottrill]
    Site Photo
    Slaughteryard Creek, May Downs Station, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Keith Compton
  • Scorodite
    Fe
    3+
     
    AsO
     
    4
    ·2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [E. Stevens & R. Bottrill]
  • Scorzalite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mg)Al
     
    2
    [OH|PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [Duggan, et al., Can. Min. 28,125-131(1990)]
  • Sepiolite
    Mg
     
    4
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    15
    (OH)
     
    2
    ·6H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Sérandite
    var: Calcian Sérandite
    Na(Mn
    2+
     
    ,Ca)
     
    2
    [HSi
     
    3
    O
     
    9
    ]
    Reference: [Carr, Phillips & Williams - Min.Mag. 1976 40,853-6]
  • 'Sericite'
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
    Site Photo
    Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © viccloete
  • Siderite
    var: Zincian Siderite
    Reference: [Knights, J.G., 1985, Hilton Silver-Lead-Zinc-Copper Ore Mineralogy. unpublished]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Sieleckiite (TL)
    Cu
     
    3
    Al
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    6
    |PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Type Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    Reference: [MM 1988, 515-8; 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. ]
    Site Photo
    Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Brent Thorne
  • Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    [O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [www.aig.asn.au/roache_a.htm.]
  • Silver
    Ag
    Reference: [qld Dept of mines- mines records]
    Site Photo
    Chillagoe, Chillagoe-Herberton District, Queensland, Australia
    © Brent Thorne 2008
  • Silvialite (TL)
    (Ca,Na)
     
    4
    [(SO
     
    4
    ,CO
     
    3
    )|(Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    8
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Type Locality: McBride Province, Queensland, Australia
    Reference: [AmMin 85:264] MM 1999, 321-9]
  • Smithsonite
    ZnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Smithsonite
    var: Monheimite
    Reference: [Van King]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Smolianinovite
    (Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)
     
    3
    (Fe
    3+
     
    ,Al)
     
    2
    (AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    4
    ·11H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Min. Mag.41, 385-388(1977)]
    Site Photo
    Mt Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © crocoite.com
  • Spessartine
    Mn
    2+
    3
    Al
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    )S
    Reference: [Werner, A.B.T., Sinclair, W.D., and Amey, E.B. (1998): US Geological Survey Circular 930-O.]
  • Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    O
     
    4
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Staurolite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mg,Zn)
     
    1.5-2
    Al
     
    9
    [O
     
    6
    |(OH,O)
     
    2
    |(SiO
     
    4
    )
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Wang, S., and Williams, P.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 109-124.]
    Site Photo
    Cattle Creek, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Stephanite
    Ag
     
    5
    SbS
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Stibnite
    Sb
     
    2
    S
     
    3
    Reference: [BMR84]
  • Stillwellite-(Ce) (TL)
    (Ce,La,Ca)BSiO
     
    5
    Type Locality: Mary Kathleen Mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    Reference: [Nature 1955, 509]
    Site Photo
    Mary Kathleen Mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Arliguie M
  • Stilpnomelane
    (K,Ca,Na)(Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mg,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    )
     
    8
    (Si,Al)
     
    12
    (O,OH)
     
    36
    · nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Handlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton deposits, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
     
  • Sylvite
    KCl
    Reference: [T.Kwak & P.Abeysinghe: "Rare earth and uranium minera;s present as daughter crystals in fluid inclusions, Mary Kathleen U-REE skarn, Queensland, Australia: Min. Mag. 51,665-670(1987)]
  • Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    (OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Carr, P. F. (2008): Dravite from May Downs, Mount Isa, Queensland. Australian J. of Mineralogy 14, 81-87.]
  • Tantalite-(Fe)
    FeTa
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    Reference: [Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Tenorite
    CuO
    Reference: [self collect.australian museum id; Costas Constantinides collection, Australian museum id]
  • Tetradymite
    Bi
     
    2
    Te
     
    2
    S
    Reference: [qld Dept of mines- mines records]
  • Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    Sb
     
    4
    S
     
    13
    Reference: [E. Stevens & R. Bottrill]
  • Thomsonite-Ca
    NaCa
     
    2
    [Al
     
    5
    Si
     
    5
    O
     
    20
    ] · 6H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Vic Cloete.]
  • Tiemannite
    HgSe
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484]
  • Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Marshall, L.J., Oliver, N.H.S., and Davidson, G.J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 429-452.]
    Site Photo
    Mary Kathleen Mine, Mary Kathleen district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Topaz
    Al
     
    2
    [(F,OH)
     
    2
    |SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Emuford, Mt Surprise, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
    © Joseph A. Freilich
  • Torbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    )
     
    2
    (PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·12H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Per Vic Cloete.]
    Site Photo
    Monakoff Mine, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © viccloete
  • 'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    G
     
    6
    (BO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    [T
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    ]Y
     
    3
    Z
    Reference: [Queensland Government Department of Mines and Energy - Queensland Mines, Prospects and Mineral Occurences Database]
    Site Photo
    Slaughteryard Creek, May Downs Station, Mount Isa district, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Ryan Eagle
  • Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    ][Mg
     
    5
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1985) 80:513-518]
  • Troilite
    FeS
    Reference: [Excalibur Minerals CATALOG #20506 - Vol. XXXII, No. 6; American Mineralogist, Volume 84, pages 267–271, 1999]
  • Trolleite
    Al
     
    4
    [OH|PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Reference: [Duggan, et al., Can. Min. 28,125-131(1990)]
  • Tuite
    Ca
     
    3
    [PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [Excalibur Minerals CATALOG 20601 - Volume XXXIII, No. 1]
  • Turquoise
    Cu(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    )
     
    6
    [(OH)
     
    4
    |(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ]
     
    2
    · 4H
     
    2
    O
    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. ]
    Site Photo
    Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © vic cloete
  • Ullmannite
    NiSbS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: [Oliver N.H.S. et al. 1999, Austral. J Earth Sci. 46/467-484; Econ Geol (1985) 80:513-518]
  • Variscite
    AlPO
     
    4
    ·2H
     
    2
    O
    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. ]
    Site Photo
    Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Volker Hoppe
  • Vesuvianite
    Ca
     
    10
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    Al
     
    4
    Si
     
    9
    O
     
    34
    (OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Vivianite
    Fe
    2+
    3
    (PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·8H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Voltaite
    K
     
    2
    Fe
    2+
    5
    Fe
    3+
    3
    Al[SO
     
    4
    ]
     
    12
    · 18H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • 'Wad'
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Wadsleyite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003)]
  • Wavellite
    Al
     
    3
    [(OH,F)
     
    3
    |(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ] · 5H
     
    2
    O
    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. ]
    Site Photo
    Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Vic Cloete
  • Willyamite
    (Co,Ni)SbS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Wolframite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    )WO
     
    4
     
     
    to (Mn
    2+
     
    )WO
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Wolfram Camp, Dimbulah, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
    © 2007 JSS
  • Wollastonite
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland]
  • Wulfenite
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1084.]
  • Wulfenite
    var: Chillagite
    Pb[(Mo,W)O
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: []
  • Wupatkiite
    (Co,Mg,Ni)Al
     
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    4
    ·22H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Vic Cloete collection]
    Site Photo
    Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
    © Crystal Classics
  • Wüstite
    FeO
    Description: Magnesiowüstite.
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003); American Mineralogist, Volume 84, pages 267–271, 1999]
  • Yttrotantalite-(Y)
    (Y,Ca,U
    4+
     
    ,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    2
    (Ta,Nb)
     
    2
    O
     
    8
    Reference: [T.Kwak & P.Abeysinghe: "Rare earth and uranium minerals present as daughter crystals in fluid inclusions, Mary Kathleen U-REE skarn, Queensland, Australia: Min. Mag. 51,665-670(1987)]
  • 'Zeolite Group'
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  • Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Carr, P. F. (2008): Dravite from May Downs, Mount Isa, Queensland. Australian J. of Mineralogy 14, 81-87.]


    371 entries listed. 287 valid minerals. 9 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    Australia
     
    • Queensland
      • Bamford
        • Biloela
      • Beaudesert
      • Bowen
        • Rosedale
      • Burketown
      • Cannonvale
        • Cooktown
      • Daintree River
        • Schnapper Island
      • Dalby (Kaimkillenbun ?)
      • Delgilbo area
      • Desailly
      • Dotswood
      • Etheridge district
      • Eveleigh Homestead
      • Gatton Valley
      • Hodgkinson Goldfield
        • Oak Hills
      • Junction View via Gatton
      • Kajabbi railroad station
      • Khartum
        • Keeroongooloo
      • Longara siding
      • Malbon
      • Mareeba Dimbulah
        • Dimbulah
        • Bulloo River
          • Blackwater Creek
        • Listowel Downs
      • Mount Carbine
      • Mount Garnet
          • Roxmore Station
          • Ballara
          • Galah Creek
        • Three Rivers
      • Mt Perry
      • Mt Wyatt area
      • Numinbah Valley
        • Upper Beechmont
      • Phosphate Hill
      • South Gregory
        • Tenham Station
      • Tweed Heads
      • Yeppoon

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