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Sphalerite from
Tatlows mine, Balfour, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tatlows mine, Balfour, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1029706
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1029706:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘStrickland mine, Temma, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘSilver Reward mine, Interview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘMt Wright mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘHeazlewood Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘArthur River Magnesite Deposit, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘMagnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘSpion Kop mine, Forest, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Taheri, J.
& Bottrill, R. S. 2005, The nature and origins of copper and tin-tungsten deposits in the Balfour - Temma area, northwest Tasmania, Mineral Resources Tasmania, Record 2004_05
 
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