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Malachite from
Ledge Prospect, Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
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 Ledge Prospect, Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:388530
Long-form Identifier:1:3:388530:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘBali Lo copper mine (Casleys prospect; Bali Low prospect), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘBali Hi prospect (Bali High prospect; The Anticline), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘBali East prospect (Bali Hi East prospect), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘMineral Claim 84 Cu deposit (Anticline prospect), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘBali South, Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘAshburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘMount Blair South Mine, Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.3km (18.9 miles) ⓘSoldiers Creek Northeast (Donnelly prospect), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘWindy Ridge Mine (Tropic mine), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘStockyard Creek prospect, Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Nickel, Ernest H., Gartrell, Blair J. (1993) Secondary Minerals from Ashburton Downs, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (3) 203-218
Ferguson, K. M. (1999) Lead, zinc and silver deposits of Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 15. Geological Survey of Western Australia
 
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