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


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Hydrozincite

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

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

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Hydrozincite
Formula:Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cerussite
Limonite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hydrozincite 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:309560
Long-form Identifier:1:3:309560:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hydrozincite
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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