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Goongarrite

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Lustre:
Metallic
Name:
After the locality at Lake Goongarrie, Comet Vale Township, Western Australia, Australia.
Shown to be a mixture of Cosalite and Galena.

Originally described from Lake Goongarrie, Comet Vale Township, Western Australia, Australia.


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
7550
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7550:9

Similar NamesHide

GungeriteA valid IMA mineral speciesTlAs5Sb4S13

Physical Properties of GoongarriteHide

Lustre:
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque

Synonyms of GoongarriteHide

Other Language Names for GoongarriteHide

German:Goongarrit
Spanish:Goongarrita

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for GoongarriteHide

References for GoongarriteHide

Localities for GoongarriteHide

Showing 3 localities.

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia
 
  • Western Australia
    • Menzies Shire
      • Comet Vale
Simpson (1924)
Russia
 
  • Primorsky Krai
    • Dalnerechensky District
      • Malinovsky cluster
Gvozdev et al. (2014)
Sweden
 
  • Västerbotten County
    • Skellefteå
      • Boliden
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