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Malachite from
Baroota Nob mine, Baroota, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia


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Malachite

Baroota Nob mine, Baroota, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite

Baroota Nob mine, Baroota, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite

Baroota Nob mine, Baroota, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baroota Nob mine, Baroota, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:963443
Long-form Identifier:1:3:963443:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘMount Remarkable Mine, Melrose, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘMelrose Mine, Melrose, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Mine, Wilmington, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘJenkins Copper Mine, Cultana, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘGreat Gladstone Mine, Quorn, Flinders Ranges Council, South Australia, Australia
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘCopper Claim (Anesbury mine), Eurelia, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘFullartons mine (Fullartons claims; Eurelia), Eurelia, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘRhondda Mine, Moockra, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
64.8km (40.2 miles) ⓘPandurra Copper Mine, Cultana, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘOladdie Mine, Carrieton, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia
References
Brown, Henry Yorke Lyell (1908) Record of the mines of South Australia (4th ed.). Government Printer.
 
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