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Malachite from
Afterthought (Copper King; Quinn-Newman; Hunchback; Eureka; Riovista; Molalla), Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Afterthought (Copper King; Quinn-Newman; Hunchback; Eureka; Riovista; Molalla), Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1272229
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1272229:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘNorthern Lights Mine, Hussman Spring, Black Mountain, Wassuk Range, Mountain View Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘYerington Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘMacArthur Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain group, Buckley Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine (Great Eastern Mine), Eagleville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘMason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘMalachite Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
45.6km (28.4 miles) ⓘOld Soldier mine (Lost Soldier mine), Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘMcConnell Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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