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Rutile from
Ernest Henry Cu-Au deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:1538 ± 37 Ma
Minimum recorded age:1538 ± 37 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
11538 ± 37 MaCalymmian - U-Pb
Sample references:
1 -
Foster, A.R., Williams, P.J., Ryan, C.G. (2007) Distribution of Gold in Hypogene Ore at the Ernest Henry Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposit, Cloncurry District, NW Queensland. Exploration and Mining Geology, 16 (3-4). 125-143 doi:10.2113/gsemg.16.3-4.125
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ernest Henry Cu-Au deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:550663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:550663:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
33.2km (20.7 miles) ⓘLorena Gold Mine (Lorena Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘDugald River Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘEloise Mine (Eloise Copper Mine), McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘDesolation prospect, Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘQueen Sally Mine, Kajabbi, Three Rivers, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘBlockade mine area, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
References
Williams, Patrick J.; Barton, Mark D.; Johnson, David A.; Fontboté, Lluís; Haller, Antoine de; Mark, Geordie; Oliver, Nicholas H.S.; Marschik, Robert (2005) Iron oxide copper-gold deposits: Geology, space-time distribution, and possible modes of origin. In One Hundredth Anniversary Volume. Society of Economic Geologists. p.371-405. doi:10.5382/av100.13
Mark, Geordie, Oliver, Nicholas H. S., Williams, Patrick J. (2006) Mineralogical and chemical evolution of the Ernest Henry Fe oxide–Cu–Au ore system, Cloncurry district, northwest Queensland, Australia. Mineralium Deposita, 40 (8) 769-801 doi:10.1007/s00126-005-0009-7
 
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