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Litharge from
South Slag dump, Tasmanian Smelting Company site, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Litharge, etc.

South Slag dump, Tasmanian Smelting Company site, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
06577980017368369801962.jpg
Litharge, etc.

South Slag dump, Tasmanian Smelting Company site, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Litharge, etc.

South Slag dump, Tasmanian Smelting Company site, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Litharge
Formula:PbO
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Lead1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Litharge data
Locality Data:Click here to view South Slag dump, Tasmanian Smelting Company site, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:720761
Long-form Identifier:1:3:720761:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
M. Latham Collection 2011
Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Gilmour, Sarah, Fox, Nathan, Olin, Paul (2019) Geometallurgical Characterization of Non-Ferrous Historical Slag in Western Tasmania: Identifying Reprocessing Options. Minerals, 9 (7) 415 doi:10.3390/min9070415
 
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