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Malachite from
Mica Lode Mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spessartine2
Djurleite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mica Lode Mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:149145
Long-form Identifier:1:3:149145:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘMeyers quarry (Meyers Quarry; Meyers-Halstead Quarry; Suzana Claims; Suzanna Claims; Royal Gorge No. 2), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Copper King Claims Patented; Unpatented Claims: Sam 1-15 1977 Part; Dawson Mtn Workings), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘDawson Mountain - Surprise Group (Unpatented Claims: Sam 1-15 1977 Part; Copper Boy 1902), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
10.1km (6.2 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Mine (School Section Deposit), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘGood News No. 2 Claims (Goat Park), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘAmethyst carbonatite, McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘCopper Girl (Copper Girl 1906; Patented Claims: Valley View), Copper Gulch Area, Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (Copper Boy Mine), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘLittle Giant Claims, Copper Gulch Area, Deweese Plateau, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘBear Claims Nos. 1 and 2 1977 (Old Cunac Property; Wagner-Grape Creek Lode), East Pierce Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Landes, Kenneth K. (1935) Colorado pegmatites. American Mineralogist, 20 (5) 319-333
Pearl, Richard M. (1958) Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide (1st ed.) Sage Books, Denver, CO.
 
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