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Atacamite from
Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia


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Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
08191070017271978155574.jpg
Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
09367850017271978181609.jpg
Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
08296840017362218094565.jpg
Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
08191070017271978155574.jpg
Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
09367850017271978181609.jpg
Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Atacamite

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Atacamite
Formula:Cu2(OH)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Atacamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1298
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1298:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Atacamite
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘDoora West Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘKurilla Mine (Hall Lode; Morphett Lode; Wallaroo), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘDoora Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘNew Cornwall Mine (Cornwall Mine), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘPoona Mine (Mattapara; Alameda Pty Ltd; EML 5525; ML 5524), Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘMoonta mines (Wallaroo and Moonta Mining; Moonta Copper Recovery Co. Ltd; Moonta Mining Scheme; Moonta Prospecting Syndicate), Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘRyan Shaft, Moonta mines (Wallaroo and Moonta Mining; Moonta Copper Recovery Co. Ltd; Moonta Mining Scheme; Moonta Prospecting Syndicate), Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘHillside Mine (Hillside Project), Pine Point, Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia, Australia
72.0km (44.8 miles) ⓘHillside Mine, Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia, Australia
References
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit Details Deposit Number: 7300
Brown, Henry Yorke Lyell (1908) Record of the mines of South Australia (4th ed.). Government Printer.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
 
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