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Andradite from
Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Andradite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andradite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27943:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andradite
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘKara North deposit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘHampshire Silver Mine, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘRogetta prospect, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘShepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, Ralph, Davidson, Peter, Anderson, Peter (2002) Famous Mineral Localities: The Lord Brassey Mine, Tasmania [Australia]. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (4) 321-332
Honda-McNeil, Makoto J.; Wilson, Sasha; Locock, Andrew J. (2026) Quantitative analysis of critical metal distribution and recoverability from serpentinite skarn tailings from Lord Brassey mine, Tasmania. American Mineralogist, 111 (9). p.1453-1465. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9496
 
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