Mindat Logo

Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Tasmania, Australia

An old abandoned nickel mine, type locality for two rare nickel minerals.
The dump is rather picked-over.



References:
- Henry, D. A. & Birch, W. D. (1992): Otwayite and theophrastite from the Lord Brassey Mine, Tasmania. Mineralogical Magazine. 56, 252-255.
- Anderson, P., Bottrill, R. & Davidson, P. (2002): Famous mineral localities: The Lord Brassey mine, Tasmania. Mineralogical Record 33, 321-332





Map Reference: 41°27'S , 145°18'E

This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.



Mineral List:
Andradite
Annabergite
Antigorite
Awaruite
Brucite
Chrysotile
Clinochlore
Covellite
Digenite
Diopside
Dypingite
Enstatite
Falcondoite
Gaspéite
Heazlewoodite (TL)
Hellyerite (TL)
Lizardite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Millerite
Molybdenite
Nullaginite
Otwayite
Palygorskite
Pecoraite
Pentlandite
Polydymite
Pyrite
Pyroaurite
Pyrrhotite
Reevesite
Retgersite
Saponite
Stevensite
Talc
Theophrastite
Violarite
Zaratite


38 entries listed. 35 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.

The above list contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database!
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to find out how you can sponsor this page.


Mineral and/or Locality
Google
 
www.mindat.org Web
Copyright © Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau 1993-2009. Jobs in Australia Site Map. Locality, mineral & photograph data are the copyright of the individuals who submitted them.Further information contact the Site hosted & developed by Jolyon Ralph. Mindat.org is an online information resource dedicated to providing free mineralogical information to all. Mindat relies on the contributions of hundreds of members and supporters. If you would like to add information to improve the quality of our database, then click here to register. Current server date and time: 22nd Oct 2009 20:28:10