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Quartz from
Oraparinna Mine (Oraparinna Barytes Mine; Oraparinna Baryte Mine), Oraparinna homestead (Oraparinna National Park), Flinders Ranges, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oraparinna Mine (Oraparinna Barytes Mine; Oraparinna Baryte Mine), Oraparinna homestead (Oraparinna National Park), Flinders Ranges, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:962329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:962329:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘSouthern Barite (Coad; Ml 5158; Mount Caernarvon), Oraparinna homestead (Oraparinna National Park), Flinders Ranges, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘAppealinna Homeward Bound, Oraparinna homestead (Oraparinna National Park), Flinders Ranges, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘDunbar Barite Deposit (Dunbar Mine; Linke's Lode; Appealinna Barite; ML 3413; ML 3414), Oraparinna homestead (Oraparinna National Park), Flinders Ranges, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘAppealinna Extended, Oraparinna homestead (Oraparinna National Park), Flinders Ranges, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘMount Emily Mine, Gum Creek Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘWirrealpa Mine (Flinders Range Silver Lead NL; Donkey Bore Prospect), Angorigina, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘEregunda Mine, Angorigina, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘBlinman Mines, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘThe Doctor Mine, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘWepowie Mine, Moolooloo (Moolooloo Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit Details Deposit Number: 6429
 
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