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Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Great Australia MineMine
CloncurryTown
Cloncurry ShireShire
QueenslandState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 43' 10'' South , 140° 30' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cloncurry2,384 (2015)1.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
134
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134:9
GUID (UUID V4):
bfbada0e-3694-44ca-af5a-c4039adc02df


An operating copper-gold mine located 2 kms south of Cloncurry.

The Great Australian Mine was discovered by the explorer Ernest Henry in the 1867, and Cloncurry was settled to service this mine and others nearby which were developed subsequently. The mine was operated spasmodically till 1919, due to its isolation, but reopened in about 1995. It now operated by CopperChem and is still being open cut mined today. Ore is currently mined in three open pits at a rate of approximately 700,000 tonnes per year. In 2009 indicated and inferred reserves were shown as 2.2Mt @0.14g/t Au and 1.55%Cu.

The ores were fault-related veins in early Proterozoic dolostone, metadolerite and metatuff. There was an extensive supergene zone rich in native copper, cuprite and chalcocite; the primary ore was chalcopyrite rich.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

42 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Barlowite (TL)
Formula: Cu4BrF(OH)6
Type Locality:
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Buttgenbachite
Formula: Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Claringbullite
Formula: Cu4ClF(OH)6
Description: Fejerite is discredited
Cloncurryite (TL)
Formula: Cu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O
Type Locality:
Habit: Monoclinic
Colour: Sky blue to colourless
Fluorescence: No
Description: One only confirmed find in 1999 by Volker Hoppe
Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Copper
Formula: Cu
Cornetite
Formula: Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
Delafossite
Formula: CuFeO2
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Gerhardtite
Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Gold
Formula: Au
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hentschelite
Formula: CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2
Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Likasite
Formula: Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Nantokite
Formula: CuCl
Description: Was an ore mineral.
Nitromagnesite
Formula: Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Paratacamite
Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Spangolite
Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Spertiniite
Formula: Cu(OH)2
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O

Gallery:

Cu2(OH)3Cl Atacamite
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Azurite
Cu4BrF(OH)6 Barlowite (TL)
Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Brochantite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Chrysocolla
Cu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O Cloncurryite (TL)
Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O Connellite
Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 Cornetite
Cu31S16 Djurleite
Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 Gerhardtite
CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 Hentschelite
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Malachite
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 Pseudomalachite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Nantokite3.AA.05CuCl
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Paratacamite3.DA.10cCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Claringbullite3.DA.15Cu4ClF(OH)6
Barlowite (TL)3.DA.15Cu4BrF(OH)6
Buttgenbachite3.DA.25Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
var. Chalcotrichite4.AA.10Cu2O
Delafossite4.AB.15CuFeO2
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Spertiniite4.FD.05Cu(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Gerhardtite5.NB.05Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Nitromagnesite5.NC.05Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Likasite5.ND.05Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Spangolite7.DD.15Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Hentschelite8.BB.40CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornetite8.BE.15Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Cloncurryite (TL)8.DC.60Cu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClaringbulliteCu4ClF(OH)6
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
H GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
H HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
H ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
H SpertiniiteCu(OH)2
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H CloncurryiteCu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O
H BarlowiteCu4BrF(OH)6
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
NNitrogen
N ButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
N GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
N LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
N NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O ButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClaringbulliteCu4ClF(OH)6
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
O CupriteCu2O
O DelafossiteCuFeO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
O HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
O ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
O SpertiniiteCu(OH)2
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O CloncurryiteCu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O
O BarlowiteCu4BrF(OH)6
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ClaringbulliteCu4ClF(OH)6
F CloncurryiteCu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O
F BarlowiteCu4BrF(OH)6
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al CloncurryiteCu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
P HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
P HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P CloncurryiteCu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S DigeniteCu9S5
S DjurleiteCu31S16
S PyriteFeS2
S SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
ClChlorine
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cl ButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
Cl ClaringbulliteCu4ClF(OH)6
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cl NantokiteCuCl
Cl ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Cl SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
VVanadium
V CloncurryiteCu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe DelafossiteCuFeO2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ClaringbulliteCu4ClF(OH)6
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu DelafossiteCuFeO2
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu DjurleiteCu31S16
Cu GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Cu HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu NantokiteCuCl
Cu ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cu SpertiniiteCu(OH)2
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu CloncurryiteCu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O
Cu BarlowiteCu4BrF(OH)6
ZnZinc
Zn ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
BrBromine
Br BarlowiteCu4BrF(OH)6
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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