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Cassiterite from
Aberfoyle Mine (Aberfoyle Tin Mine; Rossarden Tin Mine), Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Cassiterite, etc.

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cassiterite, etc.

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cassiterite, etc.

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cassiterite

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cassiterite, etc.

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cassiterite, etc.

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cassiterite, etc.

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cassiterite

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
01482900017271929296827.jpg
Cassiterite, etc.

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
09213430017271921949056.jpg
Cassiterite, etc.

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
01578280017272023871288.jpg
Cassiterite, etc.

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cassiterite

Aberfoyle Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Comments:Sn-W-quartz veins
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz15
- var Smoky Quartz1
Muscovite7
Topaz2
Fluorapatite2
Calcite1
Siderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aberfoyle Mine (Aberfoyle Tin Mine; Rossarden Tin Mine), Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (23 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:36980
Long-form Identifier:1:3:36980:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMammoth Tin Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘStoreys Creek Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘGreat Republic mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘDead pig mine, Gipps Creek field, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘLeona Mine, Avoca, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘRex Hill Mine (Mt Rex Mine), Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘBrookstead Mine, Avoca-Royal George mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘRoyal George Mine, Avoca-Royal George mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘRuby Flats, Branxholm, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘAnchor Mine, Lottah, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Blissett, A. H. (1959): The geology of the Rossarden - Storeys Creek district. Tasmania Dept. Mines, Geol. Survey, Bull. No. 46, 1-117.
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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