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Sphalerite from
Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Sphalerite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
06319360017368552275174.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sphalerite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Fluorite3
Franckeite2
Pyrite2
Magnesite1
Jamesonite1
Arsenopyrite1
Magnesite-Siderite Series1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10413
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10413:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘMagnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘHeazlewood Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘMt Wright mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘHellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘHellyer Mine, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘArthur River Magnesite Deposit, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
[Lancaster, 1980 - "Minerals and Gemstones of Tasmania", p28]
Wright, J. H., Kwak, T. A. P. (1989) Tin-bearing greisens of Mount Bischoff, northwestern Tasmania, Australia. Economic Geology, 84 (3) 551-574 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.84.3.551
Bottrill, Ralph S. (2018) A mineralogical field guide to Tasmania for the IMA Conference 2018. Tasmanian Geological Survey Record UR2018/02.
Bottrill, RS , Unwin, L (2019) MINERALOGICAL ANALYSES, MT BISCHOFF. Mineralogical/Petrology Report LJN2019-043. Mineral Resources Tasmania
 
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