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Malachite from
Mount Amherst (Mount Amhurst), Mount Amhurst Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mountain
Notes:Dec 2012- Maps show the mine as Mount Amherst, probably named after the geographic hill Mount Amherst, some 20 kilometres to the north-east. The station however is called Mount Amhurst. Why the difference in spelling remains a mystery.
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 Mount Amherst (Mount Amhurst), Mount Amhurst Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:406798
Long-form Identifier:1:3:406798:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘDead Horse Creek, Mount Amhurst Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘEmull bore prospect (Red Billabong project), Lamboo Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘBlackfellow Creek, Mount Amhurst Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘMount Angelo Porphyry prospect, Koongie Park Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘEastman Bore prospect (Eastman's Yard; Boundary; Landrigan Creek; Bullock Bore), Yiyili Community, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
89.4km (55.5 miles) ⓘLittle Mount Isa prospect, Alice Downs Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘBulman Waterhole prospect, Alice Downs Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
92.0km (57.1 miles) ⓘIlmars prospect, Alice Downs Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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