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Chlorite Group from
Wattle Gully Gold Mine (Wattle Gully Quartz Mine), Chewton, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wattle Gully Gold Mine (Wattle Gully Quartz Mine), Chewton, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:950682
Long-form Identifier:1:3:950682:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘLinscott - Eaglehawk Reef, Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘNuggetty Ajax mine, Daylesford Gold Field, Daylesford, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘComet Reef (Comet Reef mine), Blackwood, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘ'Selwynite' occurrence, Mount Ida, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘTarnagulla Goldfield, Tarnagulla, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘBallarat Gold Mine, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘMount Black granite quarry, Graytown, Strathbogie Shire, Victoria, Australia
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘWhite Swan pegmatite mine, Mount Kooyoora, Brenanah, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘMount Misery Creek, Enfield, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
Bierlein, F.P; Fuller, T; Stüwe, K; Arne, D.C; Keays, R.R (1998) Wallrock alteration associated with turbidite-hosted gold deposits. Examples from the Palaeozoic Lachlan Fold Belt in central Victoria, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 13 (1-5). p.345-380. doi:10.1016/s0169-1368(97)00026-7
 
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