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Vesuvianite from
Mt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:762081
Long-form Identifier:1:3:762081:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘSt Dizier mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘMt Youngbuck skarn, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘTenth Legion mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘBurbank Prospect, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
56.7km (35.3 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
R Bottrill, unpublished research
 
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