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Tacharanite from
West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia


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Tacharanite

West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
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Tacharanite

West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
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Tacharanite

West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
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Tacharanite

West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
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Tacharanite

West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
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Tacharanite

West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Tacharanite
Formula:Ca12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)1
Phillipsite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tacharanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:740638
Long-form Identifier:1:3:740638:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tacharanite
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘCoates pit, Campbell Range, Oonah, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘGads Hill, Upper Mersey Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘRedpa quarry, Redpa, Marrawah district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
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