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Petalite from
Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Petalite

Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Petalite
Formula:LiAl(Si4O10)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pucherite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:103651
Long-form Identifier:1:3:103651:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Petalite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTantalite Hill pegmatite (Mercer's Find), Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘLepidolite Hill pegmatite, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Report of the Department of Mines for the State of Western Australia for the Year 1942, pp 84-85.
Simon, I. (2019). Characterization of pentlandite-bearing quartz veins of Kambalda, Western Australia. MS dissertation, Colorado School of Mines.
 
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