Paratacamite from
Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Menangina Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Paratacamite

Formula:

Cu₃(Cu,Zn)(OH)₆Cl₂

Comments:

Probably all paratacamite-Ni?

Confirmation

Validity:

Unconfirmed/Questioned

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Hydrohonessite

ⓘ2 photos of Paratacamite associated with Hydrohonessite at this locality.

Gaspéite

ⓘ2 photos of Paratacamite associated with Gaspéite at this locality.

Gypsum

ⓘ2 photos of Paratacamite associated with Gypsum at this locality.

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

602471

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:602471:0

GUID (UUID V4):

9048da88-955c-48ec-a1ec-de12147aecbf

References

Pryce, M. W., Just, J. (1974) Glaukosphaerite: A new nickel analogue of rosasite. Mineralogical Magazine, 39 (307) 737-743 doi:10.1180/minmag.1974.039.307.01

Nickel, E.H., Bridge, P.J. (1977) Nickelblödite, Na2Ni(SO4)2.4H2O, a new mineral from Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine: 41(317): 37-41.

Bridge, P.J., Just, J., Hey, M.H. (1979) Georgeite, a New Amorphous Copper Carbonate from the Carr Boyd Mine, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine: 43(325): 97-98.

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	*(2023) Paratacamite-(Ni) Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America*	Report (issue)
	Cu3(Ni,Cu)Cl2(OH)6 Paratacamite-(Ni) Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point Group: 3 . Crystals exhibit {101...Z = 12 X-ray Powder Pattern: Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Western Australia. 2.751 (100), 5.445 (81), 2.254...17.60 [13.04] 3.98 102.04 (1) Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Western Australia; average of 5 electron microprobe...From the Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Western Australia. Name: As the nickel analogue of paratacamite. Type...Type Material: Western Australian Museum, Perth, Australia (WAM M365.2003). References: (1) Sciberras, M
	*Belakovskiy, Dmitriy I., Cámara, Fernando, Gagne, Olivier C., Uvarova, Yulia (2015) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 100 (10) 2352-2362 doi:10.2138/am-2015-nmn1001010*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington, Western Australia 6151, Australia 1 In this issue This New Mineral...leydetite, nestolaite, paratakamite-(Mg), paratacamite-(Ni), schlüterite-(Y), švenekite, tangdanite,... is a new mineral from the MammothSaint Anthony mine (32°42′23″N, 110°40′59″W), Tiger, Pinal County,...acquired the first mineral from Mammoth-Saint Anthony mine in 1978 and since then he has intensively studied...triphosphate mineral from the Dome Rock Mine, South Australia: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical

Paratacamite from Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Menangina Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Paratacamite from
Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Menangina Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia