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Thucholite from
Moonta mines (Wallaroo and Moonta Mining; Moonta Copper Recovery Co. Ltd; Moonta Mining Scheme; Moonta Prospecting Syndicate), Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia


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Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
09684090017363312684900.jpg
Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
09684090017363312684900.jpg
Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
01825120017363312695348.jpg
Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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Thucholite, etc.

Moonta mines, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrobitumen var: Thucholite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcocite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thucholite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moonta mines (Wallaroo and Moonta Mining; Moonta Copper Recovery Co. Ltd; Moonta Mining Scheme; Moonta Prospecting Syndicate), Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98907
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98907:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
 
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