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Topaz from
Shepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Topaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Waylandite1
Bismutite1
Quartz1
Cassiterite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Topaz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427537
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427537:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Topaz
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMoina Quarry, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘAll Nations mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBell Mount, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSayers mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘDolcoath Mine, Dolcoath Hill, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘPrincess Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘOakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘSummit Face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
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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