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Malachite from
Dura Mine (Dura Mine group; International Mine; Old Contest Mine), Mount Benedict, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz 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 Dura Mine (Dura Mine group; International Mine; Old Contest Mine), Mount Benedict, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:173479
Long-form Identifier:1:3:173479:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLion Mine, Mount Benedict, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘJarilla Mine group (Jarilla Mine; Bullion Mine), Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘPowers prospect (Copper Mountain prospect), Redrock Canyon, Redrock Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘTres de Mayo Mine group, Fresno Canyon, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine (Goodview Mine), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘKing Mine (King prospect), Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘMinnesota Mine, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘTubutana Mine, San Cayetano Mining District, San Cayetano Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘBradford Mine, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘWise prospect, San Cayetano Mining District, San Cayetano Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 351.
Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 60 (Table 4)
 
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