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Malachite from
Tungsten Mine (Wichita Mine), Copper Mountain, Picuris District, Taos 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 Tungsten Mine (Wichita Mine), Copper Mountain, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:225930
Long-form Identifier:1:3:225930:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCopper Hill deposits, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWilson prospect, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘChampion mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Group, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘHarding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘCribbenville deposit (New Cribbenville), Cribbenville area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘBlue Bird deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘSouth Fork mine, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘGreen Peak, Las Tablas, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘAmizette, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1960) Mineral resources of Taos County, New Mexico. Bulletin 71. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-71
 
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