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Dolomite from
Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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Dolomite

Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Dolomite

Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Dolomite, etc.

Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Dolomite

Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Dolomite

Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Dolomite, etc.

Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
05962100017371498814639.jpg
Dolomite

Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
00820380017271985424475.jpg
Dolomite

Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
01067140017271985454647.jpg
Dolomite, etc.

Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite3
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:760385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:760385:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘRadium Hill Mine, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘKintore opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘBroken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘLakes Knob, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘDaydream Mine (Meech's Blow), Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘThunder Queen Mine, Wadnaminga goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘFrenchman Lode, Wadnaminga goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
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