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Shepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina District (Middlesex District), Tasmania, Australia

Scheelite
Shepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina District, Tasmania, Australia

Photo: R. Bottrill
An abandoned Sn-W-Bi mine, one of the largest in the field. The ores were mostly in quartz veins, but more recent exploration has revealed extensive skarns, some rich in fluorite, Au, Zn and other minerals.

Mineral List

'Achlusite'
Arsenopyrite
Beryl
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismutite
Cannonite
Cassiterite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar ?
Elbaite ?
Epidote
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Galena
Grossular
Laumontite
Lepidolite
Magnetite
Molybdenite
Monazite-(Ce)
Muscovite
Orthoclase
Paragonite
Phlogopite
Pyrite
Pyrophyllite
Quartz
Realgar
Scheelite
Sellaite
Sphalerite
Spodumene
'Stilbite'
Topaz
Vesuvianite
Wolframite
Wollastonite


39 entries listed. 34 valid minerals.

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