Gloucester Ruby mine, Barrington Tops, Gloucester Co., New South Wales, Australia

Gem mining in gravels, started 2003.
Zircon and sapphire from minor felsic melts during lesser thermal activity. Ruby from Barrington volcano is of metamorphic/metasomatic origin associated with basement ultramafic bodies.

Ref.: Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 48 (2001) 221ff.

Mineral List:

	Corundum var: Ruby

	Corundum var: Sapphire

	Zircon

3 entries listed. 1 valid mineral.

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