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Chalcopyrite from
Wombat Hole prospect (Wombat Hole mine), Morass Creek gorge, Dartmouth, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wombat Hole prospect (Wombat Hole mine), Morass Creek gorge, Dartmouth, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:259484
Long-form Identifier:1:3:259484:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘUnited Brothers mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘMaude and Yellow Girl Mine, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘCurrawong deposit, Benambra sulphide deposits (Benambra copper mines), Brumby, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘWilga deposit, Benambra sulphide deposits (Benambra copper mines), Brumby, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘStockman Mine (Benambra sulphide deposits; Benambra copper mine), Brumby, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘLimestone Creek, Cobberas, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine (Forsyths mine), Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘMt Unicorn, Biggara, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘJacobs River Copper prospect, Jindabyne, Wallace Co., New South Wales, Australia
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘSandy Creek Copper prospect, Delegate, Wellesley Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Henry, Dermot A., Birch, William D. (2022) The Wombat Hole Prospect, Benambra, Victoria, Australia: a Cu–Bi–(Te) exoskarn with unusual supergene mineralogy. Mineralogical Magazine, 86 (4) 606-618 doi:10.1180/mgm.2022.11
 
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