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Malachite from
Lloyd copper mine, Burraga, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lloyd copper mine, Burraga, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1036137
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1036137:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBurraga Copper Mine (Spragues Mine; Lloyds Copper Mine; Excelsior Mine; Mount Burraga Mine; Thompsons Creek Mine), Burraga, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘCordillera Mine, Tuena, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘPeelwood Mine, Peelwood, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘJackass Mine (Dog Rocks Prospect), Essington, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘProsper Mine, Essington, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘCash Essington Mine (Essington Mine), Essington, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘMerrindal Copper Working, Rockley, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘTuglow Copper Mine (Bouchiers Mine; Irskines Mine), Shooters Hill, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘNorth Wiseman's Mine (Eyrie South), Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘSugarloaf Mine, Cow Flat, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Stevens, B.P.J. (1972) Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map Bathurst 1:250,000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines.
 
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