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Vesuvianite from
Mt Youngbuck skarn, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt Youngbuck skarn, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:429111
Long-form Identifier:1:3:429111:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘSt Dizier mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘTenth Legion mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘBurbank Prospect, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.5km (30.7 miles) ⓘHampshire Silver Mine, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, 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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