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Malachite from
Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia


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Malachite

Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
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Malachite, etc.

Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
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Malachite

Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
03512010017406962263357.jpg
Malachite, etc.

Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
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Malachite

Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
03512010017406962263357.jpg
Malachite, etc.

Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Azurite7
Kaolinite3
Chrysocolla3
Chalcocite1
Cuprite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:109200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:109200:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘGlen Helen Copper Prospects, Glen Helen Station, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘStokes Yard Prospect, Glen Helen Station, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘUlpuruta Prospect (Nickel Hill), Haasts Bluff, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
89.9km (55.9 miles) ⓘHaasts Bluff Cu-Au Prospect, Haasts Bluff, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
References
McLaughlin, Dehne, Grant, Ray (2012) Azurite Suns from the Malbunka Copper Mine Northern Territory Australia. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (6) 490-501 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.728887
Melchiorre, Erik B.; McLaughlin, Dehne; Bottrill, Ralph; Hight, Jay (2017) Primary diagenetic copper carbonate at the Malbunka copper deposit, Amadeus Basin, Northern Territory, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 82. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.11.021
 
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