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Chromite from
Welchs Mine North, Darbalara, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Welchs Mine North, Darbalara, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:425708
Long-form Identifier:1:3:425708:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMount Mary Mine, Coolac district, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘWelchs Mine South, Darbalara, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMount Lightning Adit (MLA Deposit), Coolac district, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘQuilter's Mine, Coolac district, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘKangaroo East Chromite Deposit, Coolac district, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘKangaroo West Mine, Wagragobilly, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Chrome Mines, Brungle, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘSerpentinite occurrence, Coolac, Harden Co., New South Wales, Australia
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘEmu Mine, Tumut district, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘMount Miller Mine, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Degeling, P.R. (1982) Wagga Wagga 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SI 55-15 (plus parts of SI 55-14, SJ 55-2, SJ 55-3) Mine Data Sheets and Metallogenic Study. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mineral Resources, 451 pages.
 
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