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Quartz from
Talisker Quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Talisker Quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1327979
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1327979:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.9km (2.4 miles) Mt Oriel quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
13.5km (8.4 miles) Carrick - Hadspen District, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
35.9km (22.3 miles) Whiting prospect, The Sidling, Launceston City municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.3km (26.3 miles) Salisbury gold field, Salisbury Hill (Blue Tier), Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
43.0km (26.7 miles) Dead pig mine, Gipps Creek field, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
45.7km (28.4 miles) Rex Hill Mine (Mt Rex Mine), Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.7km (29.6 miles) Beaconsfield Mine (Tasmania mine), Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.8km (29.7 miles) Tasmania Reef, Beaconsfield Mine (Tasmania mine), Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
48.3km (30.0 miles) Storeys Creek Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.3km (30.7 miles) Tasmanian United Uranium Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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