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Cassiterite from
Granville mine (Granville East prospect), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Polarised-light microscopy
XRD
XRF
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Granville mine (Granville East prospect), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466148
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466148:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘSt Dizier mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘMt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘCornwall Mine, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘFederation workings, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘCliff Mine, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘMontagu mine (Donaghues Workings; Mr M. Bullens Mine; Mulcahy and Bullen; Section 6660M), Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘSweeney's mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘNickel Reward Mine, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘGlobe Mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘKelvin and Maynes tin mine, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill and Baker (in press)
R Bottrill, (in prep 2018)
 
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