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Apophyllite Group from
Raeburn quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Apophyllite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Polarised-light microscopy
XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apophyllite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Raeburn quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1328017
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1328017:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apophyllite Group
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘHillwood quarry (Hillwood volcano), Craigburn, Hillwood, George Town municipality, Tasmania, Australia
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘKapai Quarry, Kamona, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘLiawenee canal, Liawenee, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘLittle Plains Quarry, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
74.1km (46.1 miles) ⓘSheffield, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
92.3km (57.4 miles) ⓘBell Mount, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
95.7km (59.5 miles) ⓘMount Stormont, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘJean Brook (Smith’s Plains), South Nietta, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
R Bottrill, unpublished data
 
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