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Pyrophyllite from
Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


03640980017368033467620.jpg
Pyrophyllite, etc.

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
03640980017368033467620.jpg
Pyrophyllite, etc.

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Pyrophyllite, etc.

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrophyllite
Formula:Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27466
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27466:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrophyllite in this Region
Comstock Chert prospect, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
North Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Western Tharsis deposit, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrophyllite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWestern Tharsis deposit, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘNorth Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘComstock Chert prospect, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘShepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Ralph Bottrill et al in prep.
Bottrill, R. S. (2000). A Mineralogical Field Guide for the Western Tasmania Minerals and Museums Tour.
 
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