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Malachite from
Blue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Blue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:264075
Long-form Identifier:1:3:264075:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Pb prospect (2), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (10), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCopper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘWheelbarrow No. 5 claim (Mule group 1-10; Copper Hill prospect; Mule group 1-10 claims; Tapia property; Unpatented claims - Mono), Copper Creek area, Rattlesnake Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (7), Copper Creek area, Rattlesnake Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘMission No. 4 prospect, Graham County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (9), Copper Creek area, Rattlesnake Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (5), Copper Creek area, Rattlesnake Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
Kuhn, T.H. (1951), Bunker Hill District, in AZ zinc and lead deposits, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 158: 65
 
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