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Almandine from
Nine Mile (Nine Mile Creek), Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nine Mile (Nine Mile Creek), Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:104231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:104231:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘCBH Rasp Mine (Rasp Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘMarshalls Monarch Mine (Marshalls Caledonian; White Lead Mine), Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘLady Bevys Mine (Lady Bevis Mine), Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘPinnacles Mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘBlack Hill prospect, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘStaurolite Ridge Mine, Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘMelbourne Rockwell mine, Little Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘIreland's Garnet Mine, Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘBaileys Tank quarry, Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘTriple Chance Mine, Thackaringa district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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