| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Magnesite |
| Formula: | MgCO3 |
| Comments: | In veins, with fluorite |
| Habit: | Bladed to rhombohedral |
| Colour: | creamy |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Fluorite | 31 |
| Morinite | 6 |
| Pyrite | 4 |
| Bavenite | 4 |
| Limonite | 3 |
| Sellaite | 2 |
| Dickite | 2 |
| Franckeite | 2 |
| Siderite | 2 |
| Sphalerite | 1 |
| Beryl | 1 |
| Ferroaluminoceladonite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Boulangerite | 1 |
| Vivianite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Magnesite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 37018 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:37018:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Magnesite in this Region |
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| Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘLord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 25.9km (16.1 miles) | ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 29.1km (18.1 miles) | ⓘArthur River Magnesite Deposit, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 32.5km (20.2 miles) | ⓘMain Creek magnesite deposit, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 32.6km (20.2 miles) | ⓘBowry Creek (Long Plains) magnesite deposit, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 32.6km (20.2 miles) | ⓘLong Plains Magnetite prospect, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 41.0km (25.5 miles) | ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 45.3km (28.2 miles) | ⓘMelba Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 49.2km (30.6 miles) | ⓘRazorback mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
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Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia