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Hornblende Root Name Group from
Prosper Mine, Essington, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Hornblende Root Name Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblende Root Name Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prosper Mine, Essington, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1092167
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1092167:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblende Root Name Group
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCash Essington Mine (Essington Mine), Essington, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘHomeward Bound Reef (Blackmans Reef), Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘRed Hill Mine, Cow Flat, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘApsley Mine, Perthville, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘBalmoral Mine, Cow Flat, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘCow Flat Mine, Cow Flat, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘBelmore Mine (Belmore Area 1; Belmore Area 2), Cow Flat, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘEsmeralda Mine, Cow Flat, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Bluebird Prospect), Blayney, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
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