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Prehnite from
Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Prehnite, etc.

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Prehnite

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Prehnite, etc.

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
01632270017272269486340.jpg
Prehnite

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
04030790017271982138518.jpg
Prehnite, etc.

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
01632270017272269486340.jpg
Prehnite

Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Andradite-Uvarovite Series1
Diopside1
Pyrite1
Fluorapophyllite-(K)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:726570
Long-form Identifier:1:3:726570:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘSweeney's mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘCradle Mountain Link Road, Middlesex Plains, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘMount Lewis, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘWest Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
References
Ralph Bottrill collection
 
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