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Hematite from
Federation workings, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Federation workings, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1370227
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1370227:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘReece Dam (Lower Pieman dam), West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘStanley River tin field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘRiley Creek Mine, Tullah, Tasmania, Australia
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘKoonya prospect, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘWestern Tharsis deposit, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘMount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘNorth Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘLong Plains Magnetite prospect, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Hajitaheri, J. (1985). The origin of mineralisation in South Heemskirk Granite, western Tasmania, Australia (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).
 
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