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Brookstead Mine, Avoca-Royal George mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Gypsum, etc.

Brookstead Mine, Avoca-Royal George mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
05853240017272323279986.jpg
Gypsum, etc.

Brookstead Mine, Avoca-Royal George mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Gypsum, etc.

Brookstead Mine, Avoca-Royal George mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 48' 2'' South , 147° 53' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-41.80066,147.89756
GeoHash:
G#: r294jqrtx
GRN:
S28E80
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fingal448 (2014)18.9km
Rossarden172 (2014)19.5km
Cranbrook114 (2016)27.0km
Cornwall167 (2014)33.8km
Bicheno640 (2014)34.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
249063
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249063:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An abandoned underground tin mine North of Royal George, working cassiterite-bearing veins in Devonian granite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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