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Schorl from
Pinga Creek pegmatite field, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pinga Creek pegmatite field, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:623284
Long-form Identifier:1:3:623284:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘStannum West prospect, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘWodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina pegmatite; Main tantalite dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘWodgina West, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘLewis Rock Hole pegmatite, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘYule South, Friendly Creek Goldfield, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
89.4km (55.5 miles) ⓘBecher gold prospect, Mallina Station, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
References
Simpson, Edward S. (1928) Famous Mineral Localities: Wodgina North west Australia. American Mineralogist, 13 (9). 457-468
Fetherston, J. Michael; Stocklmayer, Susan M.; Stocklmayer, Vernon C. (2013) Gemstones of Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 25 (1st ed.). Geological Survey of Western Australia 306pp.
 
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