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Serpentine Subgroup from
Asbestos Point (BHP prospect), Birches Inlet, Macquarie Harbour, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Point
Classification
Species:'Serpentine Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stichtite4
Chrysotile1
Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series1
Magnetite1
Chromite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpentine Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Asbestos Point (BHP prospect), Birches Inlet, Macquarie Harbour, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:716402
Long-form Identifier:1:3:716402:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpentine Subgroup
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘLyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘRed Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘBoss mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘSylvester skarn (Balstrup fault), Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘWest Comet Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘRazorback mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘNevada Creek, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘMelba Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘTunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Ralph Bottril
 
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