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Cassiterite from
Pilgangoora pegmatites, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pilgangoora pegmatites, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:979377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:979377:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘPilgangoora alluvials 3, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘGreen's Well pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMount York, Green's Well pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘCoffin Bore North-East (MC132), Green's Well pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘWodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina pegmatite; Main tantalite dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘMount Cassiterite, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘWodgina West, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘStannum West prospect, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘTabba Tabba pegmatite (Tabba Tabba Tantalum Mine), East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘComet Mine, Mount Francisco, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Jacobson, Mark Ivan, Calderwood, Mark Andrew, Grguric, Benjamin Alexander (2007) Guidebook to the pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press.
Aylmore, M. G., Merigot, K., Rickard, W. D., Evans, N. J., McDonald, B. J., Catovic, E., & Spitalny, P. (2018). Assessment of a spodumene ore by advanced analytical and mass spectrometry techniques to determine its amenability to processing for the extraction of lithium. Minerals Engineering, 119, 137-148.
 
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