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


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite 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:346147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:346147:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘGuilford, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘWest Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘMeunna Road, Flowerdale River, Preolenna, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘMagnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘBell Mount, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘPenguin Beach, Penguin, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘHEC tunnel, Wilmot, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘChambers Bay, Table Cape, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘLord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Whitehead, 1990
Ralph Bottrill 6/10/2005.
 
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