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Dome Rock Copper Mine, Kalabity homestead area, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia

Photo: M.Willoughby 2008

Latitude: 31°54'6"S
Longitude: 140°27'38"E

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A copper mine with chalcocite as the primary ore mineral.
Located 42 km N of Mingary.
The area is now part of a Nature reserve and collecting is prohibited!
The Mineralogical Society of South Australia is helping the Australian Bush Heritage Fund to clean up, protect and make safe, this and other sites on the property.

Mineral List

51 entries listed. 47 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.

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References

- Bayliss, P., Lawrence, L. J., Watson, D. (1966): Rare copper arsenates from Dome Rock, South Australia. Australian Journal of Science 29, 145-146.
- Kleeman, A.W. and Milnes, A.R. (1973): Phosphorian lavendulan from Dome Rock mine, South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia: 97: 135-137.
- Ryall, W. R. & Segnit, E. R. (1976): Minerals of the oxidized zone of the Dome Rock copper deposit, South Australia. Australian Mineralogist, No. 2, 5-8.

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