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Native Iridium from
Doctors Rocks, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Osmiridium, etc.

Doctors Rocks, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium, etc.

Doctors Rocks, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium, etc.

Doctors Rocks, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Headland
Classification
Species:Native Iridium
Formula:(Ir,Os,Ru)
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Iridium data
Locality Data:Click here to view Doctors Rocks, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1010448
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1010448:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Iridium
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘHeazlewood River, Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘBald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘCaudrys prospect, Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
83.0km (51.5 miles) ⓘAndersons Creek, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘWilson River mineral field, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘCorinna goldfield, Corinna, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
M Latham Collection
 
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