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Hornblende Root Name Group from
Gibraltar Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Ore Field
Classification
Species:'Hornblende Root Name Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblende Root Name Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gibraltar Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1019225
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1019225:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hornblende Root Name Group in this Region
Great Gnarlbine Gold Mine, Gibraltar Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Lloyd George Gold Mine, Gibraltar Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Lord Bob Gold Mine, Gibraltar Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblende Root Name Group
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLloyd George Gold Mine, Gibraltar Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘGreat Gnarlbine Gold Mine, Gibraltar Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘLord Bob Gold Mine, Gibraltar Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘReid's Find Gold deposit, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘNepean Ni Mine, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.6km (12.1 miles) ⓘDreadnought Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘTindals Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘNew Australasian Gold Mine (Australasian; New Australasian Group), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘKing Solomon Gold Mine (King Solomon's), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘLindsays Gold Mine (Queens Cross), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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