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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Topaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Topaz 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:11109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11109:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Topaz in this Region
Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Summit Face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Topaz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSummit Face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘShepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘMoina Quarry, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘBell Mount, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘAll Nations mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘDolcoath Mine, Dolcoath Hill, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘSayers mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
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.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
Bottrill, Ralph S. (2018) A mineralogical field guide to Tasmania for the IMA Conference 2018. Tasmanian Geological Survey Record UR2018/02.
 
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