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Malachite from
Northern Lights Mine, Hussman Spring, Black Mountain, Wassuk Range, Mountain View Mining District, Mineral 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 Northern Lights Mine, Hussman Spring, Black Mountain, Wassuk Range, Mountain View Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:191631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:191631:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain group, Buckley Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘYerington Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘMason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
28.6km (17.7 miles) ⓘMalachite Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘMcConnell Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘAfterthought (Copper King; Quinn-Newman; Hunchback; Eureka; Riovista; Molalla), Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘThanksgiving Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘDouglas Hill Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘAnn-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
Ross, Donald C. (1961) Geology and mineral deposits of Mineral County, Nevada. Bulletin 58. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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