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Dolerite from
Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:District
Classification
Type:Dolerite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1368405
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1368405:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Dolerite in this Region
Regatta Point, Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Dolerite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘRegatta Point, Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘDuggans Cradoc quarry, Cradoc, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘRed Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘAllanfield quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘMcCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘHazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘEddy Creek quarry, Weld River district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘSkillion Hill, Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘHanson’s Flagstaff Gully quarry, Flagstaff Gully, Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia
58.2km (36.1 miles) ⓘColumnar dolerite cliff, Cape Raoul, Tasman Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Edwards, A. B. (1947) Alkali hybrid rocks of Port cygnet, Tasmania. Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria: 58: 81-115.
McDougall, I., & Leggo, P. J. (1965). Isotopic age determinations on granitic rocks from Tasmania. Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, 12(2), 295-332.
Ford, R.J. (1989) Port Cygnet.
Burrett, C.F., Martin, E.L. (1989) Geology and Mineral Resources of Tasmania: Maps (No. 15). Geological Society of Australia, Special Publications: 381-383.
 
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