Royal George Mine, Avoca District, Fingal valley, Tasmania, Australia

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A tin mine in northeastern Tasmania. The lodes of this mine were discovered in the 1880s but it wasn’t until 1911 that any serious work was undertaken. The period through to 1929 produced around 900 tons of concentrated tin ore.

Refs.:
McIntosh Reid, A. & Henderson, Q.J. (1929): Avoca Mineral District, Geological Survey Bulletin No. 40, Tasmania Department of Mines.
http://www.crocoite.com/locationbulletins/part1/avocaarea.pdf

Mineral List:

Cassiterite
Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite
'Feldspar Group'
Malachite

'Mica Group'
Pyrite
Quartz
Schorl
Strengite

Topaz
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'

13 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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