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Hematite from
132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Gaspéite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6103
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6103:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘMandilla Gold Mine, Spargoville, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘInvincible Gold Mine (LT-17), St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘNorth Orchin Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘRevenge Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘBellerophon-Nelson Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘKambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘJuan complex, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘLong North, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘNew Celebration Gold Mine, South Kal Mines (South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine; HBJ), Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘHogan's Find Gold Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Nickel, Ernest H., Gartrell, Blair J., Clout, John F.M. (1994) Secondary Nickel Minerals from Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (4) 283-302
 
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