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Malachite from
Paddy's River Mine, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia


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Malachite, etc.

Paddy's River Mine, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
06505520017515221696397.jpg
Malachite, etc.

Paddy's River Mine, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Paddy's River Mine, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite2
Hemimorphite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paddy's River Mine, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:939849
Long-form Identifier:1:3:939849:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPaddy's River Iron prospect, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘCotter Mine, Cotter Dam, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘBelconnon Gold Mine, Belconnen District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘHall Copper prospect, Belconnen District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘWyora Copper prospect, Talbingo, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘNottingham Mine (Nottingham deposit; Clear Hills Prospect), Wee Jasper, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘCarwoola Copper prospect, Murray Co., New South Wales, Australia
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘGooda Creek Gold prospect, Murray Co., New South Wales, Australia
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘGoobarragandra Mine (No 1 Mine; No 2 Mine; X Mine; No 3 Reefs Mine), Tumut district, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘGoobarragandra Gold Mine, Talbingo, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
McQueen, Ken G.
J. R. Caldwell
NSW Geological Survey: MR 00762
Gilligan, L.B. (1975) Part 1. Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map, Canberra 1:250 000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines.
McQueen, K.G., Caldwell, J.R., Millsteed, P.W. (1988) Primary and secondary minerals at the Paddy's River Mine, Australian Capital Territory. Australian Mineralogist 3: 83–100.
 
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