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Malachite from
Road channel (Road paleochannel; Channel 17), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Channel
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs replacing wood.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Road channel (Road paleochannel; Channel 17), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:249238
Long-form Identifier:1:3:249238:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘAlfred Miles No. 1 channel (Nokai Mesa channel; Channel No. 1), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘCecil Todechenee channel (Channel 21; Tract 2A), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘCecil Todechenee claim, Cecil Todechenee channel (Channel 21; Tract 2A), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘAlfred Miles claim, Alfred Miles No. 1 channel (Nokai Mesa channel; Channel No. 1), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘAlfred Miles No. 2 channel (Channel 7), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘDouble channel (Channel No. 6), Hoskinnini Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon deposits, Copper Canyon, Hoskinnini Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘCrescent claim, Crescent channel (Channel No. 28; paleochannel No. 28), Hoskinnini Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCrescent channel (Channel No. 28; paleochannel No. 28), Hoskinnini Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘRamp channel (Channel No. 29), Hoskinnini Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
References
Witkind, I.J. & Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits of the Monument Valley area, Apache and Navajo Cos., AZ, USGS Bull. 1103: 72 & 74 (Table 1).
 
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