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Champion Copper Mine, Aniseed Valley, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand

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NOTE: It is not readily apparent if this Champion Copper Mine is the same as the Champion Mine, South Island. Each is apparently listed separately by Railton et al. (1990).
[grid reference New Zealand Map Series 1, S20, 638168]

Ref.:
Railton, G.L. & Watters, W.A., Minerals of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Bull. #104 (1990).





Mineral List:
  		•  Brochantite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1984, VOL. 48, PP. 457-9]
  		•  Chalcanthite
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Railton, G.L. & Watters, W.A., Minerals of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Bull. #104 (1990).]
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1984, VOL. 48, PP. 457-9]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1984, VOL. 48, PP. 457-9]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1984, VOL. 48, PP. 457-9]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1984, VOL. 48, PP. 457-9]
  		•  Mcguinnessite
    (Mg,Cu)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1984, VOL. 48, PP. 457-9]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1984, VOL. 48, PP. 457-9]


    8 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

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