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


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Malachite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite59
Chrysocolla46
Azurite46
Goethite7
Fornacite4
Pyromorphite4
Beaverite-(Cu)1
Hematite1
Corkite1
Cuprite1
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite 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 (27 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7347:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘComstock Lode (Colorado), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘSam's Ridge gold prospect, Mallina Station, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘEgina Copper Mine, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘFriendly Creek Goldfield, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘBlack Gin, Friendly Creek Goldfield, Mugarinya Community, 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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