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Wulfenite from
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia


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Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
02949230017603506665722.jpg
Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
00965160017271979565173.jpg
Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
05530170017271979622763.jpg
Wulfenite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite59
Goethite42
Chrysocolla40
Azurite34
Hematite17
Fornacite7
Pyromorphite4
Calcite2
Limonite1
Beaverite-(Cu)1
Opal1
- var Hyalite1
Corkite1
Halloysite1
Kaolinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (116 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11935
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11935:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘElizabeth Hill Mine (Elizabeth Hills Mine; Elizabeth Hill Silver mine), Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
References
King, Vandall T., Robinson, George W. (1989) What's New in Minerals? - Sixteenth Annual Rochester Academy of Science Mineralogical Symposium. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (5) 387-399pp.393-393
Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204
 
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