A nickel mine located 4 km south-west of Widgiemooltha and 80 km south of Kalgoorlie.
Note: at least some of the "Ni-bearing paratacamite" from this mine is in fact gillardite (and some is clinoatacamite).
Mineral List
46 entries listed. 45 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.
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References
- Nickel, E.H., Robinson, B.W. & Mumme, W.G. (1993) Widgiemoolthalite: the new Ni analogue of hydromagnesite from Western Australia. American Mineralogist, 78, 819-821.
- Nickel, E.H., Clout, J.F.M. & Gartrell, B.J. (1994) Secondary nickel minerals from Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. Mineralogical Record, 25, 283-291 & 302.
- Colchester, D.M., Leverett, P., Clissold, M.E., Williams, P.A., Hibbs, D.E., & Nickel, E.H., 2007. Gillardite, Cu3NiCl2(OH)6, a new mineral from the 132 North deposit, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. Aust. Jnl. Mineralogy, 13(1), p. 15-18
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