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Malachite from
Pittsburgh Tunnel, Mescal Gulch, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:In bleached rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pittsburgh Tunnel, Mescal Gulch, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:247175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:247175:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Extension Mine (Little Daisy group of claims), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘBurnt Canyon prospect, Burnt Canyon, Black Hills Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘYaeger Mine (Yeager Mine; Yaeger Canyon Mine; Queen Bee Mine; Old Incline; Grey Copper shaft; Patented claims 1450), Hickey Mountain, Black Hills Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘUnited States Mine (Supai claims), Hell Point, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘWhite Horse prospect, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mo-V-Pb prospect, United States Mine area, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘBinghampton Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘBannie Mine, Poland Junction, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 94-95
Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasey (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai Co., AZ, USGS PP 308: 154.
 
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