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Cassiterite from
Comet Mine, Mount Francisco, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Comet Mine, Mount Francisco, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1027112
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1027112:0
GUID (UUID V4):d29d3c88-8daf-41d8-a72e-2ec7d0422aa4
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘMount Francisco, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘHooley & Co., Mount Francisco, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘEdie Emma Mine, Mount Francisco, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘStannum West prospect, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMount Cassiterite, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘWodgina West, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘWodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina pegmatite; Main tantalite dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘYule South, Friendly Creek Goldfield, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘPinga Creek pegmatite field, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘLeeds Tin Find (Hall's Tin Find; Pinga Tin Mine), Pinga Creek pegmatite field, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
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Book
Pilbara of Western Australia About this guide The east Pilbara region in the northwest of Western Australia...guide to the east Pilbara of Western Australia e room to B Port Hedland Dampier Karratha 21°S Marble...of interest to: ‱ Tourists travelling around Australia — scratch beneath the surface for some hidden...KRANENDONK and JEAN JOHNSTON Geological Survey of Western Australia 28/07/2009 4:18:45 PM Locations of all...the Trails Trail Stop No. 1 Description From Port Hedland 3 2 1.2 Salt evaporation ponds 20°20.753’S
Pilbara of Western Australia About this guide The east Pilbara region in the northwest of Western Australia...guide to the east Pilbara of Western Australia e room to B Port Hedland Dampier Karratha 21°S Marble...of interest to: ‱ Tourists travelling around Australia — scratch beneath the surface for some hidden...KRANENDONK and JEAN JOHNSTON Geological Survey of Western Australia 28/07/2009 4:18:45 PM Locations of all...the Trails Trail Stop No. 1 Description From Port Hedland 3 2 1.2 Salt evaporation ponds 20°20.753’S
Report (issue)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 12 THE TIN DEPOSITS OF ~ E S T E...Minister for Mines 77793-1 i National Library of Australia card number and ISBN 0 7244 7617 2 11 PREFACE...Although small by Australian and World standards, Western Australia’s tin deposits have yielded concentrates...interested in searching for tin deposits in Western Australia. J H Lord 19th June 1978. DIRECTOR iii................. ... ... . . Tin mining in Western Australia .........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metal Pegmatites in the North Pilbara Craton, Western Australia MARCUS T. SWEETAPPLE† AND PETER L. F. COLLINS...of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia Abstract The Pilbara pegmatite province in the...pegmatite groups and fields, including the giant Mount Cassiterite tantalum orebody in the Wodgina pegmatite...of the major tantalum deposits (Wodgina, Mount Cassiterite, Tabba Tabba, Strelley, Pilgangoora) are along...ARCHEAN North Pilbara Craton in northwestern Australia (Fig. 1) is one of the world’s major tantalum
Journal (issue)
Mineral Collections in Australia A Supplement To The Mineralogical Record, September–October 2020 ... Mineral Collections in Australia Organized by Robert Sielecki Designed by Wendell Wilson with Photography...September–October, 2020 Mineral Collections in Australia A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record September–October...1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection of the Australian...Kalgoorlie, Western Australia; Lee Spencer collection, John Chapman photo. ‱ 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western
Report (edition)
maps produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia are available from: Information Centre Department...Bulletin 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia second edition While systematically...authoritative, the second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is written not only for the professional geologist...et al. The second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is an updated version published in response...formal inception of the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) in 1896. In this second joint publication
Report (edition)
Stocklmayer GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia FRONTISPIECE Euhedral black... MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J Michael Fetherston, Susan M Stocklmayer...Stocklmayer Perth 2013 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM Hon. Norman...EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Rick Rogerson REFERENCE The recommended reference...VC 2013, Gemstones of Western Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin
Report (issue)
22 TANTALUM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J. M. Fetherston TANTALUM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA FRONTISPIECE:...Historic pump at the Wodgina tantalum–tin mine. Brought from Port Hedland by camel train about 1905, this vintage...SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 22 TANTALUM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J. M. Fetherston...Limerick DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Tim Griffin REFERENCE The recommended reference...FETHERSTON, J. M., 2004, Tantalum in Western Australia: Western Australia Geological Survey, Mineral Resources
Report (issue)
Introduction, p. 5. List of Papers, p. 7. Australia generally New South Wales Victoria : Queensland...Index, p. 60; : Subject Index, p. 86 : Western Australia Locality Index, p. 75. Locality Index, p...p. 95. ; Subject Index, p. 102; South Australia: Tasmania: : . Locality Index, p. 110. Subject...a different name. Agam, in a new country like Australia, it is often necessary to christen a new mining...South Australia. Wulfenite is recorded from “ Mount Lyndhurst,” “Leigh Creek,” “Avondale Mine”; all these
Corporate Document (Series)
gov.au www.mrt.tas.gov.au First published in Australia in 2008 by Mineral Resources Tasmania Department...publisher in writing. in National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Bottrill, R...Adelaide mine, Dundas {Photo: A Wright] Rear cover: Bismuthinite on quartz and siderite, Princess mine {Photo:...Tuma] Cassiterite on quartz, Blue Tier [Photo: R. Bottrill] Fluorite on ferroan magnesite, Mount Bischoff...Bischoff {Photo: A. Tuma] Siderite, Renison mine {Photo:]. Leeming] While every care has been taken in the
Book (edition)
Adelaide. PERRY, N.; PERRY, R. 1979. Gemstones in Australia. Reed Books : Sydney. SUTHERLAND, F. L. 1992....Other areas are Bell Mount (pale green), Mt Bischoff (deep blue), Great Republic mine (Ben Lomond) (mottled...Quartz 3 CASSITERITE tin oxide; H = 6–7; SG = 6.8–7.1; CS = tetragonal Most of the cassiterite occurring...been large enough to cut as gems. Ruby tin (red cassiterite) occurs at Coles Bay, Flinders Island, Goshen...the mines at Dundas, particularly the Comet, Kapi, West Comet, Dundas Extended and Adelaide mines. Specimens
Report (issue)
deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...Nova Scotia, Canada; and Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (Barr, 1980). Combinations of the two depositional...British Columbia, Canada; and Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (Barr, 1980)). These deposits are primarily worked...of deposits used in Table 1 may represent a major mine, district name, or local town name or other prominent...Junner (1921) made the same mines in Victoria, Australia, and Malcom (1912) in Nova Scotia. Arsenopyrite
Book
revise) © 1976, 1985, 1992 Reader’s Digest (Australia) Pty Limited © 1992 Reader’s Digest (New Zealand)...& Geophysics. Published by Reader’s Digest (Australia) Pty Limited 26-32 Waterloo Street, Surry Hills...identification Prospecting for gold Gemstone areas of Australia The collector's gear Polishing and cutting Fossicking...minerals are widely distributed over the surface of Australia, but some areas, because of different geological...water-soluble chlorides, nitrates or phosphates. In Australia sedimentary sandstones, in certain areas and under
Book
CLASSIC MINERAL LOCALITIES OF THE WORLD Asia and Australia = _ |) VieBAtO TATA JARS LIPOW Si. ao sĂ© ... CLASSIC MINERAL LOCALITIES OF THE WORLD Asia and Australia Philip Scalisi David Cook VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD...Nostrand Reinhold Australia Pty. Ltd. 17 Queen Street Mitcham, Victoria 3132, Australia Van Nostrand Reinhold...Classic mineral localities of the world, Asia and Australia. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Mines and...resources—Asia. 2. Mines and mineral resources—Australia. 3. Mines and mineral resources—Soviet Union
Journal (issue)
Calaveras County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$1,400 Crystal Mine, Angels Camp, Calif. GOLD—1.4 oz. mass, large crystals...dera County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$2,750 Crystal Mine, Angels Camp, Calif. KRISTALLE Wayne and Dona.............. 28 by Peter B. Leavens The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada................Truebe Morphology and Occurrence of Bolivian Cassiterite................................................since then there has been no production. The major mine in the district, the Jumbo, produced 5000 tons of
Report (issue)
OOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1 TALC, PYROPHYLLITE AND MAGNESITE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA FRONTISPIECE:...powder flanked by Mount Seabrook talc (left) and Three Springs talc (right) The talc mine at Three Springs...Talc Asia Pacific GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 16 by P. B. Abeysinghe...R. Perry DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Pietro Guj Copy editor: J. F. Johnston The...Talc, pyrophyllite and magnesite in Western Australia: Western Australia Geological Survey, Mineral Resources
Catalog/List
Sdeace Eatalt......._t. lac. Sir Edmund Baileys Comet, Meteors and Tektites In late November 1985, the...few great comets. Halley's name is given to this comet because he applied the laws of motion enumerated..., to accurately predict the return of the comet. The comet returned, as pred icted , in 1758, sixteen...Conqueror at Hastings (1066 A.D.). The mass of Halley's comet is so low that it did not influence the orbits of...1910. Du ri ng the same year , the nucleus of the comet could not be seen against the backdrop of the sun
Report (volume)
............................................. Western field ... 1......................................Diagrammatic section of cassiterite-bearing replacement vein in North Star mine..........................administrative work to a continuation of his report on the Mount McKinley region and also to the preparation of chapters...is practically all from placers, though one lode mine has been in operation for several years. The estimate...placer gold, with the exception of a single quartz mine on Seward Peninsula. 6 ALASKAN MINERAL RESOURCES
Report (issue)
GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA GEOLOGY OF THE FORTESCUE GROUP PILBARA CRATON WESTERN AUSTRALIA by A. M....and A. F. Trendall GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY GEOLOGY... GEOLOGY OF THE FORTESCUE GROUP, PILBARA CRATON, WESTERN AUSTRALIA FRONTISPIECE Landsat image (bands 4, 5...Pilbara. Here, the Fortescue Group consists of the Mount Roe Basalt, preserved in the southeastern closure...SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA BULLETIN 144 GEOLOGY OF THE FORTESCUE GROUP, PILBARA CRATON, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Book
Printing Co Ltd, Tokyo. National Library of Australia Cataloguing in Publication data Perry, Nance Australian...colourbook series). ISBN 0 589 07012 6. I. Gems - Australia - Identification. I. Perry, Ron.joint author....wish to learn about the minerals and gems of Australia. PREFACE gemmologists, mineralogists in a specialised... It will travel throughout the backblocks of Australia and through the museums of our capital cities...in Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia. The study of gemstones has gained many adherents
Report (issue)
MONOGRAPH 17 of Somepats oe ilar ce| + in Australia mail iii DOOO38J0754 oA., eet OF ROME prhge...IMPORTANT MINERAL DEPOSITS IN AUSTRALIA Cover Picture—The Argyle Diamond mine Photo by courtesy of Ashton...DISCOVERY OF SOME IMPORTANT MINERAL DEPOSITS IN AUSTRALIA Editors K. R. GLASSON J. H. RATTIGAN INCORPORATED...House, 191 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052 1990 © Copyright By THE AUSTRALASIAN ...any of its publications | National Library of Australia Card No. ISBN 6 949106 57 7 Typeset by Abb-typesetting
Report (issue)
(lower left, see Photograph 34); and crystals of cassiterite (dark brown) in a quartz–topaz vein, Taronga...especially in apical and roof pendant remnants. The cassiterite mineralisation associated with the Mole Granite...deep lead and Quaternary placer deposits of cassiterite in the Emmaville area. The Wandsworth Volcanic...(occurrence number 1028) 2. Webbs silver mine (1018) 3. Ottery mine (1312) 4. Butlers lode (1207) 5. Dutchmans................................................. Mount Mitchell Monzogranite .........................
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" Ajax, Line and 8 7 ' ' 10 For "Coronet Mine'" Coronet Hill. For ' ' " three miles " after...Remarks on the Geology and Mineralogy of : South Australia, by Thomas Burr, Esq., at one time Deputy SurveyorGeneral...the transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia for 1882-3, with the kind permission of the author...Yudanamutana Mine, Daly Mine, Winninnie, Flinders Heights. AGATE. All over Central Australia from Hergott...South-east district in Miocene rocks. ALMANDITE. Mount Babbage, Woodside, Macdonnell Ranges, Hart Ranges
Journal (issue)
tive full years ten consecybefore remove d from mine overhaul. Total cost new for parts for ove $21.16...over paved highways, limestone and red-dog surfaced mine roads, across tracks, up and down 20% grades at...it into unrecoverable fines. At the “Beefhide” mine, for example, Consolida- tion’s Tournadozer saves-an...RUBBER-TIRED EXCAVATING ©Ÿ 204 MINE | 7 miles At the Hendrix mine slate dump, Tournadozer pushes its...mph... returns BEEFHIDE MINE | 6 miles Tournadozer seams cycles 214 MINE 8 miles JENKINS, |MN18etat
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Newnham 10 Heyington Close, Croydon Victoria 3136, Australia Telephone (03) 9725 5386 Facsimile (03) 9723 5041...Societies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria Volume 3, Number 2 December...Articles: The Coolgardie pegmatite field, Western Australia Mark I. Jacobson ...........................M11se11111 ofVic10ria Associate Editors The Daydream Mine, Silverton, N.S.W. John D. Leach .................associated with ironstones in the Olary region, South Australia P.M. Ashley, B.G. Lottermoser, K.M. Scott ...
 
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