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Malachite from
Cleveland Mine, Delano Mining District, Elko 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 Cleveland Mine, Delano Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196883:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed workings (Alabama; New Deal; May Bell; Lost Hope; Silver Bell; Silver Star claims?), Loray Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MRDS10046084), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘCujack Occurrence, Tecoma Mining District, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘBoston Mine (Kit Carson Mine; Alabama Mine), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘCamp Bird Prospect, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘHaskney-Shoun property, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘWarsaw-June Mine, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘKeg Spring Canyon Prospect, Rosebud Mining District, Grouse Creek Mts (Grouse Creek Range), Box Elder County, Utah, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘNevada-Bellvue Mine (Marshall group; Ilo tunnel; Allen Mine; Arkansas Mine; Delano claims), Nevada-Bellvue, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘBlue Bird # 1 claim (Moor claims), Moor Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
USGS Open-File Report 76-56
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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