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Malachite from
Kaibab Plateau, Coconino County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Plateau
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:As impregnations in extensive chert beds.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kaibab Plateau, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238443
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238443:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘPetoskey group of claims (Apex Copper property), Jacob Lake, Warm Springs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘMackin group of claims, Jacob Lake, Warm Springs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘKaibab Mine (Kaibab group), Jacob Lake, Warm Springs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon Mine, Wallace Butte (Thurso Butte), Coconino County, Arizona, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘJasper group of claims, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘOrphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘHack Canyon Mine, Hack Canyon, Hack Canyon Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
57.4km (35.6 miles) ⓘJimmy Boone Mine, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘCopper Cliffs Prospect, Paria East Mining District, Kane County, Utah, USA
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘGrandview Mine, Horseshoe Mesa, Grandview Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
References
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 53.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.125
 
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