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Malachite from
Markey Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uraninite3
Chalcopyrite3
Gypsum3
Čejkaite2
Sandstone2
Natrozippeite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Markey Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1260375
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1260375:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBlue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘPosey Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘRadium King West Channel Workings Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘWindy Day, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘWee - Hope Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘRadium King Eastern Working Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘCopperhead Open Pit, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘBullseye Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘSpook - Dee Bullseye Coleman, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
Kampf, Anthony R., Plášil, Jakub, Kasatkin, Anatoly V., Marty, Joe, Čejka, Jiří (2018) Markeyite, a new calcium uranyl carbonate mineral from the Markey mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (5) 1089-1100 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.085
 
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