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Malachite from
Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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Malachite, etc.

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Atacamite1
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Turner, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:775655
Long-form Identifier:1:3:775655:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBlue Mine, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘWheal Austin, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘPinnacles Mine, Mount Fitton homestead, Mount Freeling, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘPinnacles Mine, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘYudnamutana Mine, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘBlack Queen Mine, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘWheal Gleeson, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘCockscomb Mine (Coxcomb Mine), Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘWallace Gully Prospects, Mount Freeling, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘWheal Frost, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Trevor Dart Collection
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit Details Deposit Number: 2094
Brown, Henry Yorke Lyell (1908) Record of the mines of South Australia (4th ed.). Government Printer.
 
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