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Malachite from
Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite13
Linarite8
Brochantite8
Langite8
Connellite5
Cuprite2
Chenite1
Covellite1
Spangolite1
Azurite1
Chrysocolla1
Anglesite1
Calcite1
Unnamed (Cu-S-Si-O-H)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:25291
Long-form Identifier:1:3:25291:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Les Rats Mine, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
6.1km (3.8 miles) Châteaumorand and RN7 slope, Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
21.3km (13.2 miles) Charrier Mine, Laprugne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
25.2km (15.7 miles) Le Limouzat Mine (incl. Le Limouzat Quarry; BN3; BN5; BN6), Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
26.8km (16.7 miles) Bigay Mine, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.5km (18.3 miles) Etang de Reliez, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
30.4km (18.9 miles) La Bombarde, Saint-Romain-d'Urfé, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
32.6km (20.2 miles) Durelle Mine, Juré, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
33.7km (20.9 miles) Le Poyet Mine, Champoly, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
33.8km (21.0 miles) Neaux quarry, Neaux, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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