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Malachite from
North Wiseman's Mine (Eyrie South), Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, 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 North Wiseman's Mine (Eyrie South), Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:363532
Long-form Identifier:1:3:363532:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine (Larrys Hill Mine; Hopeful Mine), Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘCopperhill Mines (Forans Mine; Little Wisemans Creek mine), Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘCash Essington Mine (Essington Mine), Essington, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘSouth Wisemans Mine, Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘProsper Mine, Essington, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBlackmans Mine (Blackfellows Mine; Breakfast Creek Mine; Breakfast Reef), Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘMerrindal Copper Working, Rockley, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘDiamond Hill Copper Deposit (Diamond Hill lodes), Tarana, Roxburgh Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘJackass Mine (Dog Rocks Prospect), Essington, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘShepherds Mine, Cow Flat, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Department of Mines, NSW Geological Survey Mine Data Sheets - Bathurst, compiled by BPJ Stevens 1972
 
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