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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:Porphyry, greisen & Mg-skarn
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Prosopite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite 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:64410
Long-form Identifier:1:3:64410:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘArthur River Magnesite Deposit, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘMoina Quarry, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘHenty Mine, Tyndall Valley, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘGranville mine (Granville East prospect), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘGrieves Siding prospect, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘMount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.7km (44.0 miles) ⓘKing Lyell, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, unpub.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
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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