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Osmiridium from
Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Osmiridium

Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Classification
Species:Native Iridium var: Osmiridium
Formula:(Ir,Os,Ru)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Osmium1
Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series1
Native Gold1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Osmiridium data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427470
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427470:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Osmiridium in this Region
Caudrys prospect, Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Heazlewood River, Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Osmiridium
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘHeazlewood River, Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘCaudrys prospect, Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘCorinna goldfield, Corinna, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘDoctors Rocks, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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