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Siderite from
Eukaby Hill (Silver King; Silver Prince; Silver Queen), Eukaby Mines, Baratta (Baratta Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eukaby Hill (Silver King; Silver Prince; Silver Queen), Eukaby Mines, Baratta (Baratta Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:960874
Long-form Identifier:1:3:960874:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘPrince Alfred Mine (ML 4332; ML 4333; ML 4334; ML 4335; ML 4336), Wilcowie, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘMount Victoria Mine (Mt Victoria copper mine), Glenorchy homestead area, Mount Victor Plumbago Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘReaphook Hill, Martins Well (Martins Well Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed geode location, Martins Well (Martins Well Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘWeekeroo Hill, Mannahill (Manna Hill), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘAppealinna Mine, Oraparinna homestead (Oraparinna National Park), Flinders Ranges, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘHomeward Bound Mine, Mannahill (Manna Hill), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘOladdie Mine, Carrieton, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia
82.5km (51.2 miles) ⓘParatoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘSouth Koolka deposit, Kalabity, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Griessmann, Martin (2011) Gold mineralisation in the Adelaide fold belt. PhD, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Adelaide Univeristy, Adelaide, South Australia. 331 pp.
 
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