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Malachite from
Rio Vista Northside Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, 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 Rio Vista Northside Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:171984
Long-form Identifier:1:3:171984:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCapilano Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘLion Hill Mine group, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘBilly Mack Mine group, Billy Mack Mountain, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSue Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘCarnation Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘArizona McGinnis Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘMammon Mine group, Gibraltar Mountain, Osborne Well, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘMargaret N Mine (Margaret N group), Cross Roads, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘCienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘBlue Cloud Mine (Blue Cloud claim; Blue Widow No. 3 claim; Sandy Nos. 1 and 2 claims; Golden Nat Nos. 1-4 claims), Vista Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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