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Diopside from
Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tremolite1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:237444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:237444:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘCoates pit, Campbell Range, Oonah, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘLord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘSt Dizier mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘGranville mine (Granville East prospect), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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