Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Tasmania, Australia

Heazlewood River, Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Tasmania, Australia

Photo: R Bottrill 2012

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A site where locally abundant "osmiridium" was mined in the early 1900's, mostly from shallow alluvial and eluvial deposits associated with serpentinites. It is now very scarce and the source rocks are poorly tested.

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Chromite
Corundum
Gold

Iridium
var: Osmiridium
Magnesiochromite

Osmium
var: Iridosmine
Rutheniridosmine

'Serpentine Group'

16 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Australia

Tasmania
- Heazlewood district
  - Bald Hill osmiridium field
    - Heazlewood River

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References

Bottrill & Baker, 2008, Catalogue of Minerals of Tasmania

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