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Corundum from
Sheep Station Gully and tributaries, Stannifer, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Gully
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sheep Station Gully and tributaries, Stannifer, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:353192
Long-form Identifier:1:3:353192:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘCopes Creek and tributaries, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘDarbys Creek and tributaries, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘBraemar sapphire deposit, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘInverell, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘSwan Brook alluvials, Swan Brook, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘParadise Creek alluvials, Paradise Creek, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘApple Tree Gully alluvials, Apple Tree Gully, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘBillabong Blue Sapphire Fossicking Park, Sapphire, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘBarn Gully alluvial tin, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘHorse Gully alluvials, Sapphire, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
R.E Brown and W.J Stroud, Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, 1997.
 
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