| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Crocoite |
| Formula: | PbCr6+O4 |
| Formation: | Secondary |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Significance: | "Dana Locality" - A locality listed in 19th century editions of Dana's 'System of Mineralogy.' |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD
SEM-EDS |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Petterdite | 19 |
| Cerussite | 13 |
| - var Chrome-Cerussite | 4 |
| Philipsbornite | 10 |
| Grimaldiite | 8 |
| Limonite | 6 |
| Gorceixite | 4 |
| Goethite | 4 |
| Galena | 4 |
| Anglesite | 2 |
| Dundasite | 1 |
| Gibbsite | 1 |
| Reynoldsite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Crocoite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (180 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 4096 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:4096:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Crocoite |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘAdelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘAndersons mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘBonanza Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘPlatt Prospect, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘKosminsky Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | ⓘDundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘWest Comet Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘDundas Extended Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘComet Maestries Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘKapi Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. |
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Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia