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Malachite from
Fond du Lac copper prospect, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Fond du Lac copper prospect, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:241965
Long-form Identifier:1:3:241965:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘAmicon copper prospect, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘStarkweather copper prospects (Edwards Mine; Wisconsin Mine), Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘCopper Creek prospects, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘBuckley Quarry, Amnicon Falls, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘNorth Wisconsin prospect, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘPercival copper prospects, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘFrench River, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘBig Sucker Creek, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘKnife River, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper Mine, Knife River, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
References
Grant, U. S. (1901), Preliminary report on the copper-bearing rocks of Douglas County, Wisconsin, 2nd Ed.: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Bull. VI Economic Series #3, 83 p.
Dutton, C. E. (1972) Sampling of Copper-bearing Keweenawan Rocks of Northwestern Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 9.1267, 13p.
 
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