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Malachite from
Buffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Buffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1550104
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1550104:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Malachite in this Region
Buffalo Valley Gold Mine, Buffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuffalo Valley Gold Mine, Buffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘTrenton mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MRDS10094669), Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (2), Iron Hat Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘDriscoll Mine (Denver-Nevada Mine), Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘBVL Claims (NBMG Sample Site 2315), Iron Hat Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MRDS10246978), Iron Hat Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘBattle Mountain Copper Basin, Lander County, Nevada, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon Camp, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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