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Riebeckite from
Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite, etc.

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite, etc.

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite, etc.

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite, etc.

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Riebeckite, etc.

Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Riebeckite
Formula:◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Riebeckite Root Name Group2
- var Crocidolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Riebeckite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wittenoom Gorge Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:104272
Long-form Identifier:1:3:104272:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Riebeckite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘColonial Mine, Wittenoom Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘWittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘYampire Gorge Mine, Yampire Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘDales Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘMount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Grubb, P. L. C. (1971). Silicates and their paragenesis in the Brockman Iron Formation of Wittenoom gorge, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 66(2), 281-292.
 
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