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Magnesite from
Piedmont Magnesite Mine (Piedmont Magnesite deposit), Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Piedmont Magnesite Mine (Piedmont Magnesite deposit), Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:836294
Long-form Identifier:1:3:836294:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘUpper Bingara Magnesite deposit, Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘWoodsreef Mine (Wood's Reef Mine; Woodsreef Asbestos Mine; Wood'sreef asbestos deposit), Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘWoodsreef Magnesite deposit, Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘSteins Magnesite Mine, Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘUrquharts Magnesite deposit, Crow Mountain, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘGardiners Magnesite deposit, Crow Mountain, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘBrownings Magnesite deposit, Crow Mountain, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘPML 32, Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘPML 33, Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘPML 35, Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Brown, R.E.; Brownlow, J.W.; Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales.
Hans C. Oskierski, Judy G. Bailey, Eric M. Kennedy, Geraldine Jacobsen, Paul M. Ashley, Bogdan Z. Dlugogorski (2013): Formation of weathering-derived magnesite deposits in the New England Orogen, New South Wales, Australia: Implications from mineralogy, geochemistry and genesis of the Attunga magnesite deposit. Mineralium Deposita 48, 525-541.
 
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