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Hematite from
Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
09158430017272731777743.jpg
Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
09158430017272731777743.jpg
Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
07841450017271981386108.jpg
Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
02651620017271981431116.jpg
Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
01944220017271981503911.jpg
Hematite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz15
Gorceixite11
Fluorapatite10
Cyrilovite7
Variscite6
- var Ferrian Variscite1
Calcite4
Turquoise3
Galena3
Wavellite3
Montgomeryite2
Metaswitzerite2
Dolomite2
Kidwellite2
Wardite1
Magnetite1
Lepidocrocite1
Pyrite1
Jacobsite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:69510
Long-form Identifier:1:3:69510:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hematite in this Region
180 level, Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘ180 level, Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘIron Knob Quarry, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘIron Princess Mine, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘIron Prince Mine, Iron Baron, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘIron Baron Mine, Iron Baron, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘPandurra Copper Mine, Cultana, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘStony Hill Prospect, Gilles Downs, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘBlackbush deposit, Mullaquana project, City of Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘIron Knight Mine, Iron Duke Complex, Middleback Range, Eyre peninsula, South Australia, Australia
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘIron Duchess, Iron Duke Complex, Middleback Range, Eyre peninsula, South Australia, Australia
References
Pring, Allan, Birch, Bryan M. Gatehouse William D. (1990) Francisite, Cu3Bi(SeO3)2O2Cl, a new mineral from Iron Monarch, South Australia: Description and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 75 (11-12) 1421-1425
Pring, A., Birch, W. D. (1993) Gatehouseite, a new manganese hydroxy phosphate from Iron Monarch, South Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 57 (387) 309-313 doi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.387.13
Quast, K. (2012). Some surface characteristics of six hematite ores from the Middleback Range area, South Australia. International Journal of Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing, 1(2), 73-83.
 
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