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Malachite from
Lost Dog claim (Lost Dog deposit; Lost Dog prospect; Lorian Mine; Melinda Mine; Via Development Co. property), Workman Creek, Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lost Dog claim (Lost Dog deposit; Lost Dog prospect; Lorian Mine; Melinda Mine; Via Development Co. property), Workman Creek, Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:241013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:241013:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘFirst Chance Mine (First Chance deposits; Beulah claims; Minnie claims), Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘDonna Lee Mine (Donna Lee deposit; Anomaly B6-4), Deep Creek Canyon, Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘRed Bluff Mine (Red Bluff prospect; Red Bluff claims; Claim MS 4788), Warm Spring Canyon, Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak) area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘBlevins Canyon deposit (Tom Russell Uranium group; Bevens Canyon Mining claims; Neptune Uranium), Board Tree Saddle area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘWilson Creek Area deposit (M Stockman claim; Shepp deposit), Squaw Mesa area, Spring Creek area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘShepp No. 2 Mine, Wilson Creek Canyon, Pendelton Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘSlate Creek, Kayler Butte area, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
40.6km (25.3 miles) ⓘWhetrocks (Elephant Co. Copper-Tungsten), Mineral Hill Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘRed Bird group (Blue Bird group; Tonto; Slate Creek; Slate Creek Quicksilver), Slate Creek, Malone Mountain area, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘPine Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & Raup (1959), Uranium deposits in the Dripping Spring Quartzite, Gila Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1046-P: 467-468.
 
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