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Shale from
Spargo's Reward Gold Mine, Spargoville, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spargo's Reward Gold Mine, Spargoville, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1019623
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1019623:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘWhite Cliff Ashlar Stone Quarry, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘBayleys Reward Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘLucky Bay gold prospect, Randalls, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘSalt Creek Gold Mine, Randalls, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
59.0km (36.6 miles) ⓘKundana Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘKiaki Soaks gold prospect, Randalls, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Gold Mine (True Blue), Catherwood Group, Kintore-Kunanalling Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘHayworth gold prospect, Carbine Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘCatherwood Gold Mine, Catherwood Group, Kintore-Kunanalling Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
77.0km (47.9 miles) ⓘNatal Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Mock, C., Elliott, B.G., Ewers, G.R., Lorenz, R.P. (1987), Gold Deposits of Western Australia, BMR, Datafile (MINDEP), Resource Deposit 3, Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Bureau of Mineral Resources Geology and Geophysics, Commonwealth Government of Australia, 1987.
 
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