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Sandstone from
Specimen Hill, Balfour, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Specimen Hill, Balfour, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1016552
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1016552:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘArthur River Magnesite Deposit, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘFook's lode, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘGranville mine (Granville East prospect), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
74.1km (46.1 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘSylvester skarn (Balstrup fault), Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
76.5km (47.6 miles) ⓘHellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘGrieves Siding prospect, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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