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Quartz from
Star gold prospect (Star Antimony Mine; Pit E), Mallina Station, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Star gold prospect (Star Antimony Mine; Pit E), Mallina Station, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1027043
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1027043:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘFisher's Well gold prospect, Mallina Station, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘSam's Ridge gold prospect, Mallina Station, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘWhim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘSalt Creek, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘMons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘComstock Lode (Colorado), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘMallina Gold Mine, Mallina Station, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘMay's Find prospect, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘPeawah gold prospect, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘOrange Rock gold prospect, Mallina Station, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
References
Marshall, A.E. (2001), Low Temperature and Low Pressure (Epithermal) Vein Deposits of the North Pilbara Granite-Greenstone Terrane Western Australia, AGSO, Commonwealth of Australia, Record 2001/1, 2001
 
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