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Chrysotile from
Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:Porphyry, greisen & Mg-skarn
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysotile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:64382
Long-form Identifier:1:3:64382:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘLord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘSerpentine Hill asbestos mines, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘTunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘNevada Creek, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘRazorback mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘDundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘStichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘNickel Reward Mine, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, unpub.
Bottrill, Ralph S. (2018) A mineralogical field guide to Tasmania for the IMA Conference 2018. Tasmanian Geological Survey Record UR2018/02.
 
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