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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Porphyry, greisen & Mg-skarn
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:64403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:64403:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood 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
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘKara North deposit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘLong Plains Magnetite prospect, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘMount Remus prospect (Nichol’s Reward), West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘStanley River tin field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘRiley Creek Mine, Tullah, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, unpub.
Bottrill, Ralph S. (2018) A mineralogical field guide to Tasmania for the IMA Conference 2018. Tasmanian Geological Survey Record UR2018/02.
 
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