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Dolomite from
Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:463796
Long-form Identifier:1:3:463796:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘWheal Bassett (Nackara Quartzite), Nackara, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘWaukaringa Mine, Waukaringa, Waukaringa goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘWalloway Diapir, Walloway, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘFullartons mine (Fullartons claims; Eurelia), Eurelia, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia
80.7km (50.1 miles) ⓘEgmont Mine, Wilcowie, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘCopper Claim (Anesbury mine), Eurelia, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘFrenchman Lode, Wadnaminga goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘThunder Queen Mine, Wadnaminga goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Kolitsch, U; Pring, A.; Elliott, P.; Francis, G.; Toma, J. (2026): The rare-earth carbonate minerals from the Paratoo copper mine, South Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy 27 (1), 35-52.
Brugger, J., Ogierman, J., Pring, A., Waldron, H., Kolitsch, U. (2006) Origin of the secondary REE-minerals at the Paratoo copper deposit near Yunta, South Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (6) 609-627 doi:10.1180/0026461067060361
Lykova, Inna; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Helwig, Kate (2024) Mckelveyite group minerals – Part 4: Alicewilsonite-(YLa), Na2Sr2YLa(CO3)6  ·  3H2O, a new lanthanum-dominant species from the Paratoo mine, Australia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (2). p.301-310. doi:10.5194/ejm-36-301-2024
 
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