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Chrysocolla from
Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite36
Azurite27
Quartz16
- var Chalcedony4
Libethenite9
Sulvanite7
Chalcocite6
Calcite6
Volborthite5
Pseudomalachite4
Covellite4
Goethite3
Manganese Oxides1
Atacamite1
Baryte1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:213748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:213748:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chrysocolla in this Region
Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Edelweiss Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Princess Royal Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
1.4km (0.9 miles) Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
13.4km (8.3 miles) Princess Royal Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
19.5km (12.1 miles) Edelweiss Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
40.1km (24.9 miles) Stanley Mine, Benbournie, Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council, South Australia, Australia
43.3km (26.9 miles) Bundaleer area, Spalding, Northern Areas Council, South Australia, Australia
76.3km (47.4 miles) Hillside Mine, Kapunda, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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