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Sapphire from
Eaglehawk Creek, Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Sapphire
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sapphire data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eaglehawk Creek, Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:229885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:229885:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘCopes Creek and tributaries, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘSwan Brook alluvials, Swan Brook, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
70.1km (43.6 miles) ⓘSheep Station Gully and tributaries, Stannifer, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘDarbys Creek and tributaries, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘAlpha Diamond Mine, Narrabri, Nandewar Co., New South Wales, Australia
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘFrazers Creek alluvials, Frazers Creek, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘBraemar sapphire deposit, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘWeean Creek alluvials, Nullamanna, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia
82.6km (51.3 miles) ⓘBarn Gully alluvial tin, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
83.1km (51.7 miles) ⓘBillabong Blue Sapphire Fossicking Park, Sapphire, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia
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