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Fluorite from
Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Fluorite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Fluorite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Fluorite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
07975020017271979227811.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
03774020017272041562324.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Fluorite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Fluorite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Fluorite, etc.

Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
03774020017272041562324.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
08885090017271979167291.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
09846820017271979198447.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
07975020017271979227811.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:In late veins; excellent crystals to ~30mm
Habit:cubic and octahedral
Colour:colourless, blue, purple, green and brown
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnesite39
- var Iron-bearing Magnesite8
Magnesite-Siderite Series14
Siderite9
Pyrite9
Limonite8
Quartz8
- var Smoky Quartz1
Bavenite6
Morinite6
Vivianite5
Dickite3
Sphalerite3
Luinaite-(OH)2
Franckeite1
Boulangerite1
Baryte1
Beryl1
Pyrrhotite1
Mica Group1
Sellaite1
Arsenopyrite1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (40 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5362
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5362:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Fluorite in this Region
Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘAntimonal lode, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘMt Ramsay mine, Mt Ramsay, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
[Lancaster, 1980 - "Minerals and Gemstones of Tasmania", p28]
Bottrill & Baker, 2008
Wright, J. H., Kwak, T. A. P. (1989) Tin-bearing greisens of Mount Bischoff, northwestern Tasmania, Australia. Economic Geology, 84 (3) 551-574 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.84.3.551
Bottrill, Ralph S. (2018) A mineralogical field guide to Tasmania for the IMA Conference 2018. Tasmanian Geological Survey Record UR2018/02.
Bottrill, RS , Unwin, L (2019) MINERALOGICAL ANALYSES, MT BISCHOFF. Mineralogical/Petrology Report LJN2019-043. Mineral Resources Tasmania
 
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