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Bismuthinite from
Wolfram pipe (Wolfram blow; Pipe No. 10; Yates No. 11; Little tunnel; Old 26), Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Pipe
Classification
Species:Bismuthinite
Formula:Bi2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Bismuth2
Koechlinite2
Galenobismutite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bismuthinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wolfram pipe (Wolfram blow; Pipe No. 10; Yates No. 11; Little tunnel; Old 26), Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649003
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649003:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bismuthinite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘKingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘJim Marshalls hole (Pipe No. 26), Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘGoodwins pipe (Goodwins Cut; Pipe No. 65), Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘArsenic blow (Arsenic shaft; Hagens tribute; Yates pipe No. 1; Pipe No. 28), Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘOld 45 Pipe (Old 45; Sachs pipe; Pipe No. 64), Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘMaurers Mine, Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘGlen Eden deposit, Dundee, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘGlen Eden Mines (Glen Eden shaft; Glen Eden prospect), Dundee, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘLowes Claim, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘStevenson Mine (Bruisers Creek), Newton Boyd, Gresham Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Clissold, Meagan Elizabeth (2007) Aspects of the Supergene Geochemistry of Copper, Nickel and Bismuth. PhD thesis, Western Sydney University. 1-162
Clissold, M. E.; Leverett, P; Sharpe, J. L.; Williams, P. A. (2008) Primary bismuth minerals from the Wolfram pipe, Kingsgate, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy , 14 (1). 19-25
 
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