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Sphalerite from
Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Sphalerite

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sphalerite, etc.

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
00453710017272045634468.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
06785910017272045633140.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sphalerite

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sphalerite, etc.

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sphalerite, etc.

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sphalerite, etc.

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
08680530017272043805108.jpg
Sphalerite

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
05628010017272045622045.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
00453710017272045634468.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
06785910017272045633140.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena6
Dolomite5
Quartz3
Tetrahedrite Subgroup2
Chalcopyrite2
Calcite1
Gypsum1
Siderite1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:420891
Long-form Identifier:1:3:420891:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Hellyer Mine, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘHellyer Mine, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘAnio Creek prospect, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMount Farrell Mine, Tullah, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘMagnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘKoonya prospect, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill & Baker, in prep.
Ramsden, A. R., Kinealy, K. M., Creelman, R. A., & French, D. H. (1990). Precious-and base-metal mineralogy of the Hellyer volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit, northwest Tasmania—a study by electron microprobe. In Sulphide deposits—their origin and processing (pp. 49-71). Springer Netherlands.
 
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