Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Atacamite |
Formula: | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Atacamite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Chrysocolla | 2 photos of Atacamite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality. |
Goethite | ⓘ1 photo of Atacamite associated with Goethite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Atacamite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Moonta mines (Wallaroo and Moonta Mining; Moonta Copper Recovery Co. Ltd; Moonta Mining Scheme; Moonta Prospecting Syndicate), Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (21 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1286 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1286:7 |
GUID (UUID V4): | fb3e5c69-b2c8-41e3-ab2e-e413d82e7aa1 |
Localities for Atacamite in this Region |
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Ryan Shaft, Moonta mines (Wallaroo and Moonta Mining; Moonta Copper Recovery Co. Ltd; Moonta Mining Scheme; Moonta Prospecting Syndicate), Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
Nearest other occurrences of Atacamite |
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0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘRyan Shaft, Moonta mines (Wallaroo and Moonta Mining; Moonta Copper Recovery Co. Ltd; Moonta Mining Scheme; Moonta Prospecting Syndicate), Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘPoona Mine (Mattapara; Alameda Pty Ltd; EML 5525; ML 5524), Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
10.9km (6.8 miles) | ⓘDoora Mine, Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
11.9km (7.4 miles) | ⓘDoora West Mine, Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
12.9km (8.0 miles) | ⓘKurilla Mine (Hall Lode; Morphett Lode; Wallaroo), Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘWallaroo Mine, Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
16.3km (10.1 miles) | ⓘNew Cornwall Mine (Cornwall Mine), Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
56.1km (34.8 miles) | ⓘHillside Mine (Hillside Project), Pine Point, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
56.9km (35.3 miles) | ⓘHillside Mine, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia |
References |
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Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. |
Moonta mines, Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia