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Atacamite?

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Mark Willoughby

Atacamite?
July 03, 2012 06:07AM

Registered: 7 years ago
Posts: 462

Howdy All,

I am rather unsure as to whether the following photo is atacamite, 113953 (and child photo 113954).
Broken Hill atacamite is quite rare and known to be dark emerald green, usually associated with cerussite, malachite and cuprite.
This looks more like malachite. If it is atacamite, I would seriously question the locality.

Cheers Mark.

We will never have all the answers, only more questions!

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Trevor Dart

Re: Atacamite?
July 03, 2012 09:12PM

Registered: 5 years ago
Posts: 155

I agree Mark, I think that it most likely malachite. I have seen similar tufts and clusters of malachite from Kintore, with the same matrix. If it is atacamite, it is not from Broken Hill but could be from the district - Mutoroo perhaps.

Trev

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Ralph Bottrill

Re: Atacamite?
July 04, 2012 11:55AM

Registered: 7 years ago
Posts: 2,155

I would agree with malachite, but question the locality

Regards,
Ralph

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Keith Compton

Re: Atacamite?
July 05, 2012 12:41PM

Registered: 7 years ago
Posts: 638

Hi

If it is Ataamite - the association doesn't look like Broken Hill material I have seen - possibly Kadina South Australia or even one of the mines in Queensland

Cheers

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Uwe Kolitsch

Re: Atacamite?
July 05, 2012 03:36PM

Registered: 7 years ago
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