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Zircon from
Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1979055
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1979055:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘBoat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘSister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘFederation workings, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
82.0km (50.9 miles) ⓘSweeney's mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘAndersons Creek, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘMount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Anon (2013) research report on lab test of mineral processing for tungsten ore from Tasmania, Australia. Unpub. Report of Tasmania Mines, Guangzhou Research Institute of Non- ferrous metals.
 
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