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Malachite from
Apache Chief Mine group, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Apache Chief Mine group, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1484037
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1484037:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘBlack Mesa Mine, Black Mesa, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGold Nugget Mine, Plomosa Pass, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘEagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross Mine, Ibex Peak, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘGreen Glory Mine, La Paz Mining District (Weaver Mining District), Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘRed Chief Prospect, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘAlamo Mine, Owl Head, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘCinnabar Mine, Cinnabar, La Cholla Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘCopper Giant Mine, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, La Paz Mining District (Weaver Mining District), Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘC.O.D. Mine (C.O.D. prospect; C.O.D. group of claims), Red Raven Wash, Ocotillo Mine Group, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
Erich Laskowski (1949-2020) Collection--Personally collected
 
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