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Chalcopyrite from
Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
Bornite3
Dolomite2
Galena1
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:69507
Long-form Identifier:1:3:69507:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘWallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘWallaroo Extended Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘDoora West Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘDolphin Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘDevon Consols Mine (Gurners; Ml 3541; New Devon; Wallaroo), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘKurilla Mine (Hall Lode; Morphett Lode; Wallaroo), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘMatta Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘNorth East Matta Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘWandilta Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘNew Cornwall Mine (Cornwall Mine), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
References
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit Details Deposit Number: 7300
Brown, Henry Yorke Lyell (1908) Record of the mines of South Australia (4th ed.). Government Printer.
Cook, R. B. (2001). Cuprite: Mashamba West Mine, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Red Dome Mine, Queensland, Australia. Rocks & Minerals, 76(4), 248-251.
 
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