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Chrysocolla from
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia


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Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite46
Wulfenite40
Azurite40
Goethite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (25 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3653:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘStones Well East prospect, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
25.7km (15.9 miles) ⓘEvelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘCroydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘSherlock Bay deposit, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘFriendly Creek Goldfield, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘFortune Mine (Glen Roebourne; Aurora Australis), Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘCarlow Castle Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘStannum West prospect, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘWodgina West, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘWodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina pegmatite; Main tantalite dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204
Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.
Watling, H. R., Collinson, D. M., Li, J., Mutch, L. A., Perrot, F. A., Rea, S. M., ... & Watkin, E. L. J. (2014). Bioleaching of a low-grade copper ore, linking leach chemistry and microbiology. Minerals Engineering, 56, 35-44.
 
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