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Sapphire from
Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
05376940017271978042479.jpg
Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
07698170017362461373662.jpg
Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
00052490017362461389777.jpg
Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
04456760017271978078643.jpg
Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
05376940017271978042479.jpg
Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
07698170017362461373662.jpg
Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
00052490017362461389777.jpg
Sapphire

Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Sapphire
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sapphire data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sister's Creek, Boat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:420883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:420883:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘBoat Harbour, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Sutherland, F.L., D.F. Hendry, B.J. Barron, W.L. Matthews and J.D. Hollis, 1996. An unusual Cenozoic Tasmanian basalt sequence near Boat Harbour, northwest Tasmania. Records of the Australian Museum, 48, 131-161.
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Matthews, W. L. (2006) Occurrences of Gemstone Minerals in Tasmania (8th ed.). Mineral Resources Tasmania. 30pp.
 
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