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Magnesite from
Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:632455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:632455:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘMain Creek magnesite deposit, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘBowry Creek (Long Plains) magnesite deposit, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘLong Plains Magnetite prospect, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘArthur River Magnesite Deposit, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘGranville mine (Granville East prospect), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘMelba Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, Ralph, Davidson, Peter, Anderson, Peter (2002) Famous Mineral Localities: The Lord Brassey Mine, Tasmania [Australia]. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (4) 321-332
 
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