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Malachite from
Attunga Copper Mine (Northern Skarn), Attunga, Inglis Co., 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 Attunga Copper Mine (Northern Skarn), Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1221653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1221653:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Malachite in this Region
O shaft, Attunga Copper Mine (Northern Skarn), Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
P shaft, Attunga Copper Mine (Northern Skarn), Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘP shaft, Attunga Copper Mine (Northern Skarn), Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘO shaft, Attunga Copper Mine (Northern Skarn), Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘNamoi Copper Mine, Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘKensington Copper-Gold deposit, Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘPotters Molybdenite Mine (Russ and Edwards claims), Bendemeer, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘThe Bulga Copper deposit, Nandewar Co., New South Wales, Australia
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘThe Prairies Copper Mine, Nandewar Co., New South Wales, Australia
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘVickers prospect (Old Bonanza Mine), Uralla, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
58.0km (36.1 miles) ⓘWilpena Copper Mine (The Wilpena; Nangarah Creek Mine; Woods Reef), Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘIronbark Creek Copper Mine (Ironbarks Lode; I.B.C. Copper Mine), Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Brown, R.E.; Brownlow, J.W.; Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales.
Vickery, N., Leigh, J., & Oates, M. (2010) Attunga skarn project: Latest exploration findings and interpretations. New England Orogen 2010, 351.
 
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