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Sphalerite from
Rudges Mine (Baryta Reward), Harford, Latrobe municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rudges Mine (Baryta Reward), Harford, Latrobe municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:974094
Long-form Identifier:1:3:974094:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBeams Quarry, Flowery Gully, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘTasmania Reef, Beaconsfield Mine (Tasmania mine), Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘBeaconsfield Mine (Tasmania mine), Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘFiretower prospect, Lower Beulah, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘLefroy goldfield, Lefroy, George Town municipality, Tasmania, Australia
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘShepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘDevon Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘWhiting prospect, The Sidling, Launceston City municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.4km (43.8 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
References
R. Bottrill, unpub. data.
Bottrill, R.S. and Woolley, R. (2020): Mineralogical Analyses Rudge Mine. Mineral Resources Tasmania Laboratory Report LJN2018-111.13
 
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