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Queensland
Herberton tin field
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cassiterite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Great Northern tin field of the 1880s, granite country dotted with hundreds of old mines
Major documented field in Queensland mining history and mineral collecting literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open shafts, adits
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.