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Magnesite from
132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gillardite1
Widgiemoolthalite1
Nullaginite1
Gaspéite1
Hydrohonessite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7159
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7159:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘDordie Rocks North deposit, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMiitel Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘMariners deposit, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘFoster Shoot, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘEast Cooee Shoot, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘJan nickel mine (Jan Shoot), St. Ives gold Camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘRedross Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘEast Repulse Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘEdwin Shoot, Lanfranchi Nickel Mine, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBeta Hunt Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Nickel, Ernest H., Gartrell, Blair J., Clout, John F.M. (1994) Secondary Nickel Minerals from Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (4) 283-302pp.290-290
Clissold, Meagan Elizabeth (2007) Aspects of the Supergene Geochemistry of Copper, Nickel and Bismuth. PhD thesis, Western Sydney University. 1-162
 
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