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


Locality type:District
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:32483
Long-form Identifier:1:3:32483:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Augite in this Region
Langdons Point, Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘLangdons 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
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
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘForster Prospect, 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
References
Taheri, J., and Bottrill, R. S., 1998, Porphyry and Sedimentary-hosted Gold Deposits near Cygnet: New Styles of Gold Mineralisation in Tasmania: Unpub Rept, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1999/01
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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