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Fluorite from
Beverley Mine, Paralana High Plains, Wooltana Station (Wooltana), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beverley Mine, Paralana High Plains, Wooltana Station (Wooltana), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:980303
Long-form Identifier:1:3:980303:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘSmiler Greenwood Prospect, Mount Painter area, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘEast Painter Prospect, Mount Painter area, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘMt Gee East Valley, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘMt Gee, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘParabarana Mine, Parabarana Hill, Moolawatana Station (Moolawatana), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘMount Painter No. 2 workings, Mount Painter area, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
25.7km (15.9 miles) ⓘMount Painter No. 7 workings, Mount Painter area, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘYerila gneissic complex, Mt Babbage area (Inlier), Moolawatana Station (Moolawatana), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘBilly Springs Mine, Mount Fitton homestead, Mount Freeling, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘTin Prospect, Prospect Hill, Murnpeowie (Murnpeowie Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Wülser, P.-A., Brugger, J., Foden, J., Pfeifer, H.-R. (2011) The Sandstone-Hosted Beverley Uranium Deposit, Lake Frome Basin, South Australia: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and a Time-Constrained Model for Its Genesis. Economic Geology, 106 (5). 835-867 doi:10.2113/econgeo.106.5.835
 
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