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Vesuvianite from
Tenth Legion mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tenth Legion mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:429102
Long-form Identifier:1:3:429102:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘSt Dizier mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘBurbank Prospect, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘMt Youngbuck skarn, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘHampshire Silver Mine, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, 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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