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Malachite from
Mountain of Light Mine, Copley, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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Malachite

Mountain of Light Mine, Copley, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Mountain of Light Mine, Copley, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite

Mountain of Light Mine, Copley, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Mountain of Light Mine, Copley, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite

Mountain of Light Mine, Copley, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Mountain of Light Mine, Copley, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Paratacamite1
Cuprite1
Hematite1
Quartz1
- var Milky Quartz1
Volborthite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mountain of Light Mine, Copley, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99292:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘMoolooloo deposit, North Moolooloo, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘMount Coffin Mine, Burr Well Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘMount Coffin East, Burr Well Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘElsie Adair Mine, Burr Well Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Puttapa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘWest Jubilee workings, Burr Well Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘDiamond Jubilee Mine, Burr Well Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Puttapa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘVictory Mine, Burr Well Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘSliding Rock Mine, Warraweena, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit Details Deposit Number: 4351
Brown, Henry Yorke Lyell (1908) Record of the mines of South Australia (4th ed.). Government Printer.
 
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