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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="Pat Hogen" data-source="post: 443180" data-attributes="member: 11720"><p>The Kara mine data will help with your identification.</p><p></p><p>The Kara mineral field is a group of mineralised skarn deposits, mostly worked for magnetite and scheelite, with some minor copper, lead, zinc and other mineral commodities. The deposits occur near Hampshire, about 30 km south of Burnie, in Northwest Tasmania.</p><p></p><p>The mines are a major producer of good specimen minerals, particularly andradite crystals, and there are also many rare and unusual minerals, mostly in crystalline form; the site is both a mineralogists and mineral collectors delight.</p><p></p><p>Collecting in the main open pit is heavily restricted and only available with the advance permission of the mine management, and is presently explicitly restricted to a few selected days/year. Collectors are advised to contact the Tasmanian Lapidary and Mineral Association or Northwest Tasmanian Mineral Club for details of trip times.</p><p></p><p>Go to: - <a href="https://crocoite.com/2018/03/19/kara-mine-hampshire-tasmania/" target="_blank">https://crocoite.com/2018/03/19/kara-mine-hampshire-tasmania/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pat Hogen, post: 443180, member: 11720"] The Kara mine data will help with your identification. The Kara mineral field is a group of mineralised skarn deposits, mostly worked for magnetite and scheelite, with some minor copper, lead, zinc and other mineral commodities. The deposits occur near Hampshire, about 30 km south of Burnie, in Northwest Tasmania. The mines are a major producer of good specimen minerals, particularly andradite crystals, and there are also many rare and unusual minerals, mostly in crystalline form; the site is both a mineralogists and mineral collectors delight. Collecting in the main open pit is heavily restricted and only available with the advance permission of the mine management, and is presently explicitly restricted to a few selected days/year. Collectors are advised to contact the Tasmanian Lapidary and Mineral Association or Northwest Tasmanian Mineral Club for details of trip times. Go to: - [url]https://crocoite.com/2018/03/19/kara-mine-hampshire-tasmania/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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