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Schorl from
Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite, Mount Holland pegmatite field, Yilgarn shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Schorl

Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite, Mount Holland pegmatite field, Yilgarn shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Schorl, etc.

Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite, Mount Holland pegmatite field, Yilgarn shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Schorl

Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite, Mount Holland pegmatite field, Yilgarn shire, Western Australia, Australia
08439920017272031516636.jpg
Schorl, etc.

Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite, Mount Holland pegmatite field, Yilgarn shire, Western Australia, Australia
04031840017272730088746.jpg
Schorl

Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite, Mount Holland pegmatite field, Yilgarn shire, Western Australia, Australia
08439920017272031516636.jpg
Schorl, etc.

Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite, Mount Holland pegmatite field, Yilgarn shire, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zircon1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite, Mount Holland pegmatite field, Yilgarn shire, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:775099
Long-form Identifier:1:3:775099:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘCheriton Gold Mine (Cheriton's Find; Cheriton Reward; Golden Mile; Domino; Redwing), Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland), Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘHolleton Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘEdward's Find Gold Mine, Marvel Loch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
(Perth 2007) and conversations between writer (Kim Macdonald) and owner of lease Fred Rose in 2012.
Jacobson, Mark Ivan, Calderwood, Mark Andrew, Grguric, Benjamin Alexander (2007) Guidebook to the pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press.
 
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