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Sphalerite from
Monakoff Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monakoff Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:920786
Long-form Identifier:1:3:920786:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘErnest Henry Cu-Au deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘE1 deposit, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘEloise Mine (Eloise Copper Mine), McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘDugald River Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘQueen Sally Mine, Kajabbi, Three Rivers, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
References
Williams et al 2015
Mineralogical and fluid characteristics of ‘Monakoff-Style’ iron–oxide–copper–gold (IOCG) mineralisation in the Cloncurry Area, Queensland. in Abdurrahman, A., J. C. Ø. Andersen, and B. J. Williamson. "Meeting of the Geological Society’s Mineral Deposits Studies Group was held on the 2nd–4th January 2013 at the University of Leicester, UK." Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 121.4 (2012): 214.
HOLWELL, David A., WILLIAMS, Megan R., LILLY, Richard M., MCDONALD, Iain (2014) Mineralogical and Fluid Characteristics of the Fluorite-rich Monakoff and E1 Cu-Au Deposits, Cloncurry Region, Queensland, Australia: Implications for Regional F-Ba-rich IOCG Mineralization. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, 88. 350-351 doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12372_2
 
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