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Dufrénite from
Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Dufrénite
Formula:Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Beraunite
Hinsdalite
Strengite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beraunite1
Kidwellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dufrénite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:309571
Long-form Identifier:1:3:309571:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dufrénite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘKintore opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘPinnacles Mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘLady Beryl Mine, Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Birch, W.D.; van der Heyden, A. (1997) Minerals of the Kintore and Block 14 open cuts at Broken Hill, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 3 (1). 23-71
 
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