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Chrysotile from
Baryulgil asbestos quarry (Baryulgil asbestos deposit; Hardies asbestos quarry), Baryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysotile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baryulgil asbestos quarry (Baryulgil asbestos deposit; Hardies asbestos quarry), Baryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:730131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:730131:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘYulgilbar asbestos (Yulgilbar asbestos deposit), Baryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘRavenscroft asbestos, Baryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBaryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCurries Hill asbestos (Curries Hill asbestos prospect), Baryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘIvy Hill asbestos (Ivy Hill asbestos prospect), Baryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘFive Mile asbestos (Five Mile asbestos prospect), Baryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘ14 Mile asbestos (Fourteen Mile asbestos prospect), Baryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘ14 Mile Creek Chromite, Baryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘChurch Hill asbestos deposit, Baryulgil, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘSerpentine Hill Asbestos prospect, Fine Flower, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Henley, H. F., Brown, R. E., Brownlow, J. W., Barnes, R. G., Stroud, W. J. (2001) Grafton-Maclean Metallogenic Map (SH/56-6, SH/56-7) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets. Geological Survey of New South Wales
 
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