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Basalt from
Boral Quarry, Bridgewater, Brighton municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Basalt, etc.

Boral Quarry, Bridgewater, Brighton municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Basalt

Boral Quarry, Bridgewater, Brighton municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Basalt, etc.

Boral Quarry, Bridgewater, Brighton municipality, Tasmania, Australia
03850200017365378049692.jpg
Basalt

Boral Quarry, Bridgewater, Brighton municipality, Tasmania, Australia
07976930017365378033113.jpg
Basalt, etc.

Boral Quarry, Bridgewater, Brighton municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Basalt

Boral Quarry, Bridgewater, Brighton municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Type:Basalt
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite4
Siderite2
Hisingerite2
Quartz2
- var Agate1
Tholeiitic basalt1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Basalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boral Quarry, Bridgewater, Brighton municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1074097
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1074097:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Basalt
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘSkillion Hill, Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘLeslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘShannon Tier, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘTarraleah, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘSouth Lune Rd Quarry, Lune River, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
R Bottrill, unpublished data
 
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