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View of the Charter Towers gold mining area, ca. 1898.

Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

Location map of the Charter Towers gold mines, ca. 1898.

Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

View of the Mount Wyatt gold mining area, in 1909.

Sellheim alluvial gold deposit, Mount Wyatt area, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia

View of the Charter Towers gold mining area, ca. 1898.

Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

Location map of the Charter Towers gold mines, ca. 1898.

Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

View of the Mount Wyatt gold mining area, in 1909.

Sellheim alluvial gold deposit, Mount Wyatt area, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia

View of the Charter Towers gold mining area, ca. 1898.

Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

Location map of the Charter Towers gold mines, ca. 1898.

Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

Type:

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Kirwan	21,416 (2017)
Charters Towers	9,573 (2012)
Emerald	9,398 (2012)
Roma	5,496 (2012)
Bourke	2,475 (2014)
Bohle Plains	2,200 (2015)

Mindat Locality ID:

444591

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:444591:6

GUID (UUID V4):

0

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.

Mineral List

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

ⓘ Aenigmatite

ⓘ var. Anorthoclase

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ var. Labradorite

ⓘ Arfvedsonite

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

ⓘ Bismuthinite

ⓘ Cassiterite

ⓘ Chalcanthite

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

ⓘ 'Chrysoprase'

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

✪ var. Sapphire

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

ⓘ Friedrichite ?

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

ⓘ Halotrichite

ⓘ Hexahydrite

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ 'Hydromuscovite'

ⓘ Isocubanite

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

ⓘ 'var. Adularia'

ⓘ 'Leucoxene'

ⓘ Lindströmite

ⓘ Mackinawite

ⓘ 'Maskelynite'

ⓘ Melanterite

ⓘ Metatorbernite

ⓘ 'Microperthite'

ⓘ Molybdenite

ⓘ 'Monazite Group'

ⓘ Montmorillonite

ⓘ var. Illite

ⓘ var. Phengite

ⓘ var. Sericite

ⓘ Native Bismuth

ⓘ Native Copper

ⓘ Native Gold

ⓘ var. Electrum

ⓘ Native Iron

ⓘ var. Kamacite

ⓘ Native Silver

ⓘ Natroalunite

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

ⓘ Pyromorphite

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

ⓘ var. Amethyst

ⓘ var. Chalcedony

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

ⓘ Sicherite ?

ⓘ var. Manganese-bearing Siderite

ⓘ Skutterudite

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

ⓘ Smithsonite

ⓘ var. Marmatite

ⓘ Szomolnokite

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ Tetrataenite

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

ⓘ var. Pitchblende

ⓘ Varlamoffite

ⓘ Vesuvianite

ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

ⓘ Wollastonite

122 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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

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ⓘ 'Adamellite'

ⓘ Agglomerate

ⓘ Alkali basalt

ⓘ Amphibolite

ⓘ 'Andesite-basalt'

ⓘ 'Biotite granite'

ⓘ Conglomerate

ⓘ 'Feldspar porphyry'

ⓘ 'Felsic tuff'

ⓘ Granodiorite

ⓘ 'Greenschist'

ⓘ H5 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ Lamprophyre

ⓘ Metasedimentary rock

ⓘ 'Microgranite'

ⓘ Nephelinite

ⓘ 'Peralkaline rhyolite'

ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'

ⓘ 'Quartz porphyry'

ⓘ 'Quartz-feldspar porphyry'

ⓘ Serpentinite

ⓘ 'Teschenite'

ⓘ 'Tholeiitic basalt'

ⓘ Trachyandesite

Detailed Mineral List:

Formula: Ag₂S

Locality: Moonlight prospect, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

References:

Paul, M. W. (2010). Geology, geochemistry and mineralogy of epithermal gold ores, Moonlight Prospect, Pajingo, north Queensland. (Honours thesis) University of Adelaide.

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Doradilla prospect, Doradilla, Cowper Co., New South Wales, Australia
Bobs Tank prospect, Doradilla, Cowper Co., New South Wales, Australia
Thalanga Mine, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

Formula: NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆

Locality: Peak Range Volcanic Province, Capella, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia

References:

Wellman, P. (1978). Potassium-argon ages of Cainozoic volcanic rocks from the Bundaberg, Rockhampton and Clermont areas of eastern Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 89, 59-64.

Johnson, R. W. - Ed. (1989) Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge University Press.

ⓘ Aenigmatite

Formula: Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]

Locality: Peak Range Volcanic Province, Capella, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia

References:

Mineralogical Society of America - Handbook of Mineralogy

Wellman, P. (1978). Potassium-argon ages of Cainozoic volcanic rocks from the Bundaberg, Rockhampton and Clermont areas of eastern Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 89, 59-64.

Johnson, R. W. - Ed. (1989) Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge University Press.pp.103-104

Formula: PbCuBiS₃

Locality: Mt Leyshon, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

References:

Wormald, Peter John (1993) Geology of the Mt. Leyshon gold deposit, Australia: a study of breccia pipe formation, facies and brecciation mechanisms. PhD thesis, James Cook University of North Queensland.

Graham-Ruzicka, Julie Louise (2014) Gold-bismuth occurrences in the Kennedy igneous province, North Queensland: constraints on tectonic, magmatic and hydrothermal processes in intrusion-related gold deposits. PhD https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/43773/, James Cook University. Townsville. doi:10.25903/j76j-xq67

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Localities:

Waterloo deposit, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
Vera Nancy deposit, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
Chinaman's Well (The Old Well), Yanda Co., New South Wales, Australia