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Quartz from
Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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Smoky Quartz

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Quartz, etc.

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Quartz, etc.

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
00397540017272034548965.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Quartz, etc.

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Quartz, etc.

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
00397540017272034548965.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
01905990017271979996837.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Quartz, etc.

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Erythrite6
Smolyaninovite4
Lavendulan2
Conichalcite1
Hematite1
Cobaltaustinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:961804
Long-form Identifier:1:3:961804:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘWiperaminga Hill West Quarry, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘWiperaminga Hill (McMahon's Pegmatite; McMahon Quarry; Wiperaminga East; MC 2464; McMahon Feldspar Pty. Ltd; ML 4536), Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘWaukaloo Mine (Wakaloo Ridge), Olary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘPutt's Well deposit, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘBoolcoomata Apatite (Black Apatite Mine), Old Boolcoomata Station, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘMount Bull Mine, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘWhite Rock No. 3 pegmatite, White Rock Feldspar Mine, Old Boolcoomata Station, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘWhite Rock No. 2 pegmatite, White Rock Feldspar Mine, Old Boolcoomata Station, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘWhite Rock Feldspar Mine, Old Boolcoomata Station, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘKalkaroo deposit, Kalkaroo, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Munro-Smith, Vera (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD, University of Western Sydney. 376 pp.
 
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