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Prehnite from
Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Prehnite

Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Prehnite

Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Prehnite

Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Prehnite, etc.

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Prehnite

Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Prehnite

Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Prehnite

Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Prehnite, etc.

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Prehnite

Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
03446030017271982104316.jpg
Prehnite

Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
01756420017271982072237.jpg
Prehnite

Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
04030790017271982138518.jpg
Prehnite, etc.

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopside4
Fluorapophyllite-(K)3
Cobaltite2
Amphibole Supergroup2
Calcite2
Chlorite Group2
Andradite-Uvarovite Series2
Pyrite1
Pyrrhotite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:425312
Long-form Identifier:1:3:425312:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Prehnite in this Region
Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘViking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSweeney's mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘCradle Mountain Link Road, Middlesex Plains, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
96.3km (59.9 miles) ⓘWest Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
97.1km (60.3 miles) ⓘMount Lewis, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
e-minerals mailing, posting by Matthew on 8 Dec 2006
 
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