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Chromite from
Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pit
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 Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:846519
Long-form Identifier:1:3:846519:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘBulong Complex North Ni Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘBulong Ni Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘRinglock prospect, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘCorsair, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.6km (26.4 miles) ⓘScotia Nickel Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘNimbus Discovery Mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘKalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘPamela Jean prospect, Goongarrie, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
58.2km (36.1 miles) ⓘGoongarrie South, Goongarrie, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘElsie North prospect, Goongarrie, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Marston, R. J. (1984) Nickel mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14. Geological Survey of Western Australia
Baensch, A. (2000) The Mineralogy of the Massive Sulphides in the High Grade Silver Swan Massive Nickel Sulphide Deposit. With an emphasis on the distribution of arsenic and cobalt mineralisation. BSc. thesis, Curtin University of Technology, 225 pages.
 
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