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Quartz from
Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:463795
Long-form Identifier:1:3:463795:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRoyston Roberts mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘWheal Bassett (Nackara Quartzite), Nackara, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
25.8km (16.1 miles) ⓘMt Grainger goldfield, Dawson, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘPenn Mine, Dawson, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Waukaringa Goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘOnly A Dream, Hardy, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘWaukaringa Mine, Waukaringa, Waukaringa goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘAlma Mine, Waukaringa, Waukaringa goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘWestward Ho Mine, Mannahill (Manna Hill), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘBendigo prospect, Warnes, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Brugger, J., Ogierman, J., Pring, A., Waldron, H., Kolitsch, U. (2006) Origin of the secondary REE-minerals at the Paratoo copper deposit near Yunta, South Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (6) 609-627 doi:10.1180/0026461067060361
Lykova, Inna; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Helwig, Kate (2024) Mckelveyite group minerals – Part 4: Alicewilsonite-(YLa), Na2Sr2YLa(CO3)6  ·  3H2O, a new lanthanum-dominant species from the Paratoo mine, Australia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (2). p.301-310. doi:10.5194/ejm-36-301-2024
 
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