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Turquoise from
Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia


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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
06110660017272729905782.jpg
Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
09631490017271979129728.jpg
Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
01949770017271979187289.jpg
Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Libethenite24
Leucophosphite5
Sieleckiite2
Variscite2
Hematite1
Natrodufrénite1
Wavellite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11277
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11277:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
[MinRec 18:431, 19:471, 19:486]
Day, B.E., Beyer, B.D. (1996) Some mines of the Mt Isa district. Part 3 - The Mt Oxide mine. Australian Journal of Mineralogy: 2(1): 3-10.
 
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