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Diorite from
Polar Bear peninsula, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Peninsula
Classification
Type:Diorite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Polar Bear peninsula, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1020680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1020680:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diorite
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘDesirable Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘMoonta Norseman Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘLake Cowan Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘBuldania gold area, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘThree Colonies Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘCameron Shoot (Cameron Ni prospect), Lake Cowan Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘPrincess Midas Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘMagill Gold Mine, Mount Henry Project, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘArmstrong Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘGibb Shoot, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Elliott, P., Giester, G., Rowe, R., Pring, A. (2014) Putnisite, SrCa4Cr83+ (CO3)8SO4(OH)16·25H2O, a new mineral from Western Australia: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (1) 131-144 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.1.10
 
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