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Malachite from
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


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Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
06472640017272011233499.jpg
Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
08973010017362900814495.jpg
Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
06472640017272011233499.jpg
Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
09621160017272011243662.jpg
Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Azurite352
Chrysocolla59
Tenorite16
Hematite15
Cuprite14
Quartz10
Allophane7
Dioptase7
Goethite6
Limonite4
Calcite3
Tremolite2
Rosasite2
Native Copper2
Coronadite2
Brochantite1
Chalcocite1
Wulfenite1
Azurmalachite1
Bornite1
Fluorite1
Covellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (69 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:19535
Long-form Identifier:1:3:19535:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine (Ofarizona Copper Co. group [in part]; Longfellow incline), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine (Humboldt tunnel; Liverpool tunnel; Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDetroit Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘArizona Central Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHumming Bird Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘClifton Copper Mines (San Jose; Copper Centre; Clifton gp; Standard gp; Standard Consolidated Copper Co.; Standard Mine; Standard Copper), Standard Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMetcalf Mines (Arizona Copper Co. group; Metcalf Open pit), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘLas Trajas Mine (Arizona Copper Co. property [in part]), Pinkaro Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘStevens Mines Group (Stevens group of claims), Garfield Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
References
Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
Merritt Stephen Enders (2000) The Evolution of Supergene Enrichment in the Morenci Porphyry Copper Deposit, Greenlee County, Arizona. PhD Thesis, University of Arizona
 
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