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Chromite from
Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:476902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:476902:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chromite in this Region
Viking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘViking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘBurbank Prospect, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘNickel Reward Mine, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘHeemskirk Falls prospect, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘGrieves Siding prospect, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘNevada Creek, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘAdelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘRed Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘStichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘWest Comet Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, R.S. and Sorrell, S.P. (2007): Focus on Avebury, western Tasmania. The Australian and New Zealand Mineral Collector Magazine, Issue 2.
 
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