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Desolation prospect, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 2' 53'' South , 140° 33' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cloncurry2,384 (2015)38.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
217487
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217487:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Fault-bound hydothermal sulphide mineralisation in Paleoproterozoic shales, cherts and quartzites.

Located 50 km south of Cloncurry, in the White Range.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


34 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chenevixite
Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Clinoclase
Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cornetite
Formula: Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Heterogenite
Formula: Co3+O(OH)
'Heterogenite-3R'
Formula: Co3+O(OH)
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Spangolite
Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Tungstite
Formula: WO3 · H2O
'Wad'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Heterogenite4.FE.20Co3+O(OH)
Tungstite4.FJ.10WO3 · H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Spangolite7.DD.15Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornetite8.BE.15Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Clinoclase8.BE.20Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Chenevixite8.DD.05Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Wad'-
'Heterogenite-3R'-Co3+O(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H TungstiteWO3 · H2O
H Heterogenite-3RCo3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TungstiteWO3 · H2O
O Heterogenite-3RCo3+O(OH)
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
ClChlorine
Cl SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Co HeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
Co Heterogenite-3RCo3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
As ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W TungstiteWO3 · H2O
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
UUranium
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

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