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


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Dolomite, etc.

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

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

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
06671750017360816372945.jpg
Dolomite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
05470640017272041555031.jpg
Dolomite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
06671750017360816372945.jpg
Dolomite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite2
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:69674
Long-form Identifier:1:3:69674:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
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
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
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘIron Duke Mine, Iron Duke Complex, Middleback Range, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘMundallio Magnesite Mine (Mundallio Creek; Crozier; Mundallio Station), Mundallio, South Australia, Australia
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘThe Mount Geharty Talc Mine, District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘKathleen Patricia Morion Mine (Kathleen Patricia Mine), District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘBaroota Nob mine, Baroota, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘGreat Gladstone Mine, Quorn, Flinders Ranges Council, South Australia, Australia
References
Pilkington, E. S., Segnit, E. R., Watts, J., Francis, G. (1979) Kleemanite, a new zinc aluminium phosphate. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (325) 93-95 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.325.03
 
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