| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chrysotile |
| Formula: | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Coalingite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chrysotile data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Woodsreef Mine (Wood's Reef Mine; Woodsreef Asbestos Mine; Wood'sreef asbestos deposit), Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 104285 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:104285:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile |
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| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘZone 2 prospect, Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘZone 1 prospect, Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia |
| 12.0km (7.5 miles) | ⓘBarraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia |
| References |
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Oskierski, H. C., Dlugogorski, B. Z., & Jacobsen, G. (2013) Sequestration of atmospheric CO₂ in chrysotile mine tailings of the Woodsreef Asbestos Mine, Australia: Quantitative mineralogy, isotopic fingerprinting and carbonation rates, Chemical Geology, vol. 358, 156-169. Turvey, C. C., Wilson, S. A., Hamilton, J. L., Tait, A. W., McCutcheon, J., Beinlich, A., ... & Southam, G. (2018). Hydrotalcites and hydrated Mg-carbonates as carbon sinks in serpentinite mineral wastes from the Woodsreef chrysotile mine, New South Wales, Australia: Controls on carbonate mineralogy and efficiency of CO2 air capture in mine tailings. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 79, 38-60. |
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