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Malachite from
Murrays Reward mine, Balfour, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Azurite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Murrays Reward mine, Balfour, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:429020
Long-form Identifier:1:3:429020:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘOld Jasper mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
80.4km (49.9 miles) ⓘDundas Extended Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘSouth Slag dump, Tasmanian Smelting Company site, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
82.0km (50.9 miles) ⓘRed Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘPenguin, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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