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Illite from
The Great Britain Mine, Tilbuster, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia


Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view The Great Britain Mine, Tilbuster, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1253940
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1253940:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘZulu Reef, Tilbuster, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMary Anderson Mine, Tilbuster, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘKapunda Arsenic deposit, Tilbuster, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘHomeward Bound, Burying Ground Creek, Armidale, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘHome Rule Gold Reef, Burying Ground Creek, Armidale, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘMalpas Dam Quarry, Gara Dam, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Clay pit, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘMortons prospect, Hillgrove, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘBiebers Mine, Hillgrove, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘRuby Silver Mine, Rockvale, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Gilligan, L. B., Brownlow, J. W., Cameron, R. G., Henley, H. F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney. 509pp.
 
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