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Malachite from
Castle Butte Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz 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 Castle Butte Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:270204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:270204:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘEllen Della prospect, Smith Gulch, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘGringo Mine (Gringo Mine group of claims; Francis group of claims; Temporal group of claims), Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘAztec Mine (Aztec group of claims; Aztec Mine group; Andes group), Aztec Gulch, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘBradford Mine, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘThree-R Mine group, Three-R Canyon, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Empress of India Mine; Queen of Sheba Mine), Grosvenor Hills, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘSalero Mine (Darwin Mine; Constitution Mine), Salero Hill (Salero Mountain), Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘDewey Mine (Dewey prospect; Dewey claim; Javelina Mine), Basin Mine group, Wieland group (Wieland group claims), Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘBasin Mine group, Wieland group (Wieland group claims), Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 238-239.
 
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