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Classification |
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Species: | Fluorite |
Comments: | In late veins; excellent crystals to ~30mm |
Habit: | cubic and octahedral |
Colour: | colourless, blue, purple, green and brown |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
Abundance at site: | Very common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
References |
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References: | [Lancaster, 1980 - "Minerals and Gemstones of Tasmania", p28] ; Bottrill & Baker, 2008 |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Magnesite | ⓘ15 photos of Fluorite associated with Magnesite at this locality. |
Siderite | ⓘ6 photos of Fluorite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
Ferroan Magnesite | 6 photos of Fluorite associated with Ferroan Magnesite at this locality. |
Magnesite-Siderite Series | ⓘ6 photos of Fluorite associated with Magnesite-Siderite Series at this locality. |
Vivianite | ⓘ5 photos of Fluorite associated with Vivianite at this locality. |
Pyrite | ⓘ4 photos of Fluorite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
Bavenite | ⓘ3 photos of Fluorite associated with Bavenite at this locality. |
Morinite | ⓘ3 photos of Fluorite associated with Morinite at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Luinaite-(OH) | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorite associated with Luinaite-(OH) at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Mount Bischoff mine (Mt Bischoff mine), Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
Localities for Fluorite in this Region |
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Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff mine (Mt Bischoff mine), Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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12.4km (7.7 miles) | | A ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
17.6km (10.9 miles) | | B ⓘMt Ramsay mine, Mt Ramsay, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
25.0km (15.5 miles) | | C ⓘKara #1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia |
33.6km (20.9 miles) | | D ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
39.1km (24.3 miles) | | E ⓘRosebery Mine (EZ Mine), Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
41.0km (25.5 miles) | | F ⓘRenison Bell Mine (Renison Mine), North Dundas, Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
42.7km (26.6 miles) | | G ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
45.4km (28.2 miles) | | H ⓘHercules Mine, Mt Read, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
46.9km (29.2 miles) | | I ⓘShepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
48.1km (29.9 miles) | | J ⓘAll Nations mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
48.2km (29.9 miles) | | K ⓘHenty Mine, Tyndall Valley, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
50.1km (31.2 miles) | | L ⓘPrincess Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
51.1km (31.7 miles) | | M ⓘSt Dizier mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
57.0km (35.4 miles) | | N ⓘOakleigh Creek mine (Mt Pelion wolfram mine), Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
60.0km (37.3 miles) | | O ⓘOrient Mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
67.4km (41.9 miles) | | P ⓘComstock Chert prospect, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
68.9km (42.8 miles) | | Q ⓘNorth Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
69.0km (42.9 miles) | | R ⓘWestern Tharsis deposit, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
70.6km (43.9 miles) | | S ⓘMount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
70.8km (44.0 miles) | | T ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
Mount Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia