Asbestos Point (BHP prospect), Birches Inlet, Macquarie Harbour, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia (original) (raw)
Asbestos Point (BHP prospect), Birches Inlet, Macquarie Harbour, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Asbestos Point (BHP prospect) | Point |
| Birches Inlet | - not defined - |
| Macquarie Harbour | - not defined - |
| West Coast municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 23' 3'' South , 145° 25' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
157590
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157590:6
a450621e-446b-4591-94b6-d56ad467a4de
A group of small pits in Cambrian serpentinite and pyroxenite, part of the Hibbs Ultramafic belt, running between Macquarie Harbour and near Elliott Bay. Prospecting was mostly for chrysotile asbestos, but there was some nickel mineralisation and stichtite found also.
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Chemical Elements
Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Stichtite | 5.DA.50 | Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- **Delamerian Orogen**Orogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
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