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


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 Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427475
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427475:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chromite 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 Chromite
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
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘMagnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘKays diggings, Hellyer River, Arthur River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘWilson River mineral field, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘTunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
45.1km (28.1 miles) ⓘNevada Creek, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘWest Comet Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast 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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