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Aurichalcite from
Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


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Aurichalcite, etc.

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
00271220017368057523676.jpg
Aurichalcite, etc.

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Aurichalcite, etc.

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Azurite
Cerussite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:309554
Long-form Identifier:1:3:309554:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘJunction Mine, Block 39, North Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘKintore opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Birch, W.D.; van der Heyden, A. (1997) Minerals of the Kintore and Block 14 open cuts at Broken Hill, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 3 (1). 23-71
 
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