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Malachite from
Little Comet Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:"Malachite is found as an alteration production of chalcopyrite and is rarely crystallized. It was found at the Little Comet Mine associated with quartz and dolomite."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Little Comet Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900126
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900126:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘThomson River Copper Mine (Cooper's Creek Copper Mine), Walhalla, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘTynong North Quarry, Tynong North, Cardinia Shire, Victoria, Australia
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘCave Hill Quarry (David Mitchell Limestone Quarry; Lilydale Quarry), Lilydale, Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
Bussat, F. (1980) Minerals from some mines in the Woods Point district, Victoria. The Australian Mineralogist 31, 147-152.
 
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