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Hematite from
Murchison Gorge, Tullah, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Gorge
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Murchison Gorge, Tullah, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:616378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:616378:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘKoonya prospect, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘRiley Creek Mine, Tullah, Tasmania, Australia
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘMount Remus prospect (Nichol’s Reward), West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘStanley River tin field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘNorth Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘWestern Tharsis deposit, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘPhilosophers Ridge, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Eastoe, Christopher J., Solomon, M., Walshe, J. L. (1987) District-scale alteration associated with massive sulfide deposits in the Mount Read Volcanics, western Tasmania. Economic Geology, 82 (5) 1239-1258 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.5.1239
 
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