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Melonite from
Lunnon Shoot, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Melonite
Formula:NiTe2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lunnon Shoot, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:613773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:613773:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melonite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘFisher Shoots (Fisher complex), Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘHunt Shoot, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘJuan complex, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘLong North, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMoran Mine, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘKambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘMcLeay Mine, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘBellerophon-Nelson Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘNew Celebration Gold Mine, South Kal Mines (South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine; HBJ), Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘLake View Consols Gold Mine (Lake View and Star), Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Hudson, D.R., Robinson, B.W., Vigers, R.B.W., Travis, G.A. (1978) Zoned michenerite-testibiopalladite from Kambalda, Western Australia. The Canadian Mineralogist: 16: 121-126.
Hudson, D. R. (1986) Platinum-group minerals from the Kambalda nickel deposits, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 81 (5) 1218-1225 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.81.5.1218
 
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