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Thunderbird Park, Tamborine Mountain, Darlington Range, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australiai
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Thunderbird ParkPark
Tamborine MountainMountain
Darlington RangeMountain Range
Scenic Rim RegionRegion
QueenslandState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 53' 44'' South , 153° 11' 6'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cedar Creek832 (2015)4.0km
Wongawallan762 (2015)4.8km
Tamborine Mountain6,535 (2011)8.4km
Upper Coomera6,029 (2018)10.1km
Mount Nathan1,124 (2015)11.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Beenleigh Lapidary Club Inc.Beenleigh, Queensland20km
Community Lapidary & Silversmithing Club Inc.Worongary, Queensland22km
Roma & District Lapidary & Mineral Society Inc.Roma, Queensland27km
Gold Coast Lapidary Club Inc.Miami, Queensland32km
Forest Place Durack Gem Club Inc.Durack, Queensland39km
Mindat Locality ID:
252427
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:252427:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A location beside Cedar Creek on the road between Tambourine village and Curtis Falls. Collectors can pay a fee to dig for thunder eggs in decomposed rhyolite. Located in the Darlington Range.

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