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


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Hausmannite

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hausmannite

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

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hausmannite

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
08164370017362274379099.jpg
Hausmannite

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hausmannite

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

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hausmannite

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hausmannite

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Hausmannite

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
00489610017271981016467.jpg
Hausmannite, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
00782520017271981049718.jpg
Hausmannite

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Hausmannite
Formula:Mn2+Mn23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gatehouseite2
Calcite1
Chalcophanite1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hausmannite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:69678
Long-form Identifier:1:3:69678:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
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
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
 
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