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Spotted tiger mine
Spotted tiger mine was a mica mine in the Harts Range area of the Northern Territory of Australia and it is now abandoned It was once lauded the "greatest mica mine the world".[1] The mine primarily produced muscovite, a form of white mica, although smoky quartz and garnet were also found there.[2] It got its name from the staining of much of the mica found there which made it appear 'spotted'.[3]
The Traditional Owners of this site are the Pwetyalaneme and Artwele peoples.[4]
- ^ "Spotted Tiger Mine, Mt Riddock Station, Harts Range (Harts Ranges; Hartz Range; Hartz Ranges), Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ Northern Territory Government (31 May 2016). "Spotted Tiger Mine". Fossicking Northern Territory. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ Hugo, David Frederick (1995). "Mica mining at Harts Range, Central Australia, 1880s-1960: a study of ethnicity and the impact of isolation". Student Thesis: Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) - CDU: 263. doi:10.25913/5EB1F21464F55.
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