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Malachite from
Oohoo Mine, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, 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 Oohoo Mine, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177827
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177827:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘMarian Mine (Marion Mine; Victorio Chief Mine; Victoria Mine; Fidelity group; Marion claim; Ida claim; Cora claim; Rebecca claim; Hillsborough claim), Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘGovernor Prospects (Imperial Prospects), Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘHarding Prospect, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘDewey-White Swan prospects, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘCaballos Mountain Mining & Leaching Company Property, Pittsburg Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘEl Oro Shaft, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘLittle Jewess Property, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘWicks Vein (Wicks Mine), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘ85 Mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘOpportunity Mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Harley, George T. (1934) The geology and ore deposits of Sierra County, New Mexico. Bulletin 10. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-10
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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