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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite2
Chalcopyrite2
Quartz1
Pyrite1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:420892
Long-form Identifier:1:3:420892:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Tetrahedrite Subgroup in this Region
Hellyer Mine, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘHellyer Mine, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard 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
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘKoonya prospect, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘHercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘSouth Hercules Gold deposit, Williamsford, 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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