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The Falls alluvial tin, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types
The Falls alluvial tin- not defined -
Hardinge Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 8' 42'' South , 151° 19' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Age:
298.9 ยฑ 0.15 to 252.17 ยฑ 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages.
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bundarra462 (2012)23.7km
Guyra1,990 (2016)34.2km
Howell199 (2018)35.2km
Ben Lomond389 (2012)36.2km
Gilgai1,096 (2012)37.9km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Inverell Lapidary ClubInverell, New South Wales46km
Mindat Locality ID:
298263
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:298263:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A placer deposit worked via dredging and sluicing.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
โ“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜Corundum
var. Sapphire
4.CB.05Al2O3
โ“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oโ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oโ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alโ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
ZrZirconium
Zrโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2

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