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Waratah, Waratah/Wynyard, State of Tasmania, Australia

Alternative Names:	Waratah
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Region:	Waratah/Wynyard, State of Tasmania, Australia
Latitude:	41° 26' 37" S
Longitude:	145° 31' 58" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-41.44367,145.53287
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:	280 (2012)
Mindat Feature ID:	2144709
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2144709:3
GUID:	40d9c4ef-1b6b-4e01-aaab-2173851b9b2e

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 26' 40" S	145° 31' 48" E	0.2km (0.2 miles)
Fook's lode, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 26' 20" S	145° 31' 56" E	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 25' 53" S	145° 31' 25" E	1.5km (1.0 miles)
Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 25' 46" S	145° 31' 22" E	1.8km (1.1 miles)
Antimonal lode, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 26' 4" S	145° 30' 42" E	2.0km (1.3 miles)
Summit Face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 25' 37" S	145° 31' 16" E	2.1km (1.3 miles)
Bischoff Extended (West Bischoff; Wheal Bischoff), Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 25' 47" S	145° 30' 51" E	2.2km (1.4 miles)
Magnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 26' 33" S	145° 26' 59" E	6.9km (4.3 miles)
Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 26' 32" S	145° 26' 58" E	6.9km (4.3 miles)
Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 27' 59" S	145° 23' 15" E	12.4km (7.7 miles)
Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 28' 33" S	145° 23' 12" E	12.7km (7.9 miles)
Guilford, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 25' 38" S	145° 41' 40" E	13.6km (8.4 miles)
Hellyer River Bridge, Guilford, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 22' 44" S	145° 40' 32" E	13.9km (8.6 miles)
Godkin mine (Victoria Magnet mine), Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 29' 35" S	145° 21' 37" E	15.4km (9.6 miles)
Heazlewood River, Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 26' 23" S	145° 20' 44" E	15.6km (9.7 miles)
Whyte River mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 28' 24" S	145° 20' 44" E	16.0km (9.9 miles)
Mt Ramsay mine, Mt Ramsay, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 34' 58" S	145° 27' 43" E	16.6km (10.3 miles)
Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 27' 14" S	145° 19' 49" E	16.9km (10.5 miles)
Mt Ramsay, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 35' 11" S	145° 27' 1" E	17.3km (10.8 miles)
Heazlewood Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 28' 51" S	145° 18' 55" E	18.6km (11.5 miles)
Old Jasper mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 29' 9" S	145° 18' 56" E	18.7km (11.6 miles)
Mt Wright mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 28' 54" S	145° 18' 47" E	18.8km (11.7 miles)
Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 27' 0" S	145° 18' 0" E	19.4km (12.1 miles)
Hellyer TSF, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 34' 10" S	145° 42' 13" E	20.0km (12.4 miles)
Mount Stewart Mine (Long Tunnel Mine), Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 31' 12" S	145° 18' 41" E	20.3km (12.6 miles)
Sock Creek prospect, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 36' 47" S	145° 37' 44" E	20.5km (12.7 miles)
Basalt quarry, Waratah, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 33' 31" S	145° 43' 30" E	20.5km (12.7 miles)
Shale pit, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 34' 26" S	145° 43' 6" E	21.2km (13.2 miles)
Fossey mine, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 34' 42" S	145° 42' 59" E	21.4km (13.3 miles)
Caudrys prospect, Bald Hill osmiridium field, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	41° 27' 29" S	145° 16' 21" E	21.8km (13.5 miles)

Magnet Mine, feb. 2005

Magnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Misty view of the mine site

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Mt Bischoff Pit (Metal X workings)

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Magnet Mine, feb. 2005

Magnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Misty view of the mine site

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Mt Bischoff Pit (Metal X workings)

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Magnet Mine, feb. 2005

Magnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Misty view of the mine site

Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ var: Chrome-Cerussite

ⓘ Ferroaluminoceladonite

ⓘ var: Hydrogrossular

ⓘ 'Grossular-Hibschite Series'

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite

ⓘ var: Iron-bearing Magnesite

ⓘ 'Magnesite-Siderite Series'

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

ⓘ Siderite

ⓘ var: Mg-rich Siderite

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Australia	Country
Delamerian Orogen, Australia	Orogen
Tasmania, Australia	State
Thylacine Province, Tasmania, Australia	Geologic Province
Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Municipality
Australian Plate	Tectonic Plate

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Australia, Tasmania, Waratah/Wynyard - Pt B	15.9.1043.0.0.0

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