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Malachite from
Cane River Mine (Cane Hill mine; Cano; Highams), Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Notes:Location uncertain. Maitland states the mine is 2.5 miles south of the Red
Hill mine location, and 2 miles south of the Rundle Hill location. One or both is incorrect. Marston states Cane Hill mine is 5 kilometres from Red Hill but in what direction is not mentioned. He further states maps at the time (1979), show the Cane Hill mine one kilometre further north of its actual position. Co-ordinates are as stated in Marston.
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 Cane River Mine (Cane Hill mine; Cano; Highams), Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1016732
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1016732:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘRundles Hill Mine, Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘLockes Mine (Whynot mine), Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘRed Hill South Mine, Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘRed Hill Mine (Beechworth's; Niven's), Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘRange Well East prospect, Mount Minnie Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘYarraloola (Robe Hill), Yarraloola Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘRange (Copper Ridge), Mount Minnie Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘTurtle (Copper Ridge), Mount Minnie Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘMeilga prospect (Mount Agnes), Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘNanutarra Pb-Au Mine, Nanutarra Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Maitland, A Gibb (1919) The Copper Deposits of Western Australia, in The Mining Handbook. Bulletin 70, Geological Survey of Western Australia.
 
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