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Malachite from
Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


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Malachite, etc.

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite, etc.

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite, etc.

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite, etc.

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite, etc.

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Malachite, etc.

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte4
Fluorite3
Spangolite3
Quartz2
Brochantite2
Calcite2
Murdochite1
Anglesite1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13456
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13456:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Malachite in this Region
Snake Pit Mine, Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBlanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper Prospect 2, Estey Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
33.2km (20.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper Prospect 1, Estey Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper Prospect 3, Estey Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘMockingbird Gap Mine, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘChupadera Mine, Chupadero Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘMerritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘTorrance Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘLemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘSalinas mine (Crawford prospect), Lava Gap District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
J. M. S., (1960) (Stuart A.) Northrop Minerals of New Mexico. Revised [second] edition University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1959, 665 pp., map (16 miles = 1 in. approx.) Price $10.00. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 32 (250) 581 doi:10.1180/minmag.1960.032.250.11
DeMark, Ramon S., Massis, Thomas M. (1999) The Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 30 (5) 335-344
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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