Malachite from
Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Malachite | |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | |
| Comments: | Identified by wet chemical analysis and visual observations. Most common of the green minerals found at the site. | |
| Habit: | As spherical clusters and crusts. | |
| Colour: | Green. | |
| Luminescent properties: | none | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Wet Chemical | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Cerussite | 1 | |
| Linarite | 1 | |
| Chamosite | 1 | |
| Pyrite | 1 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Sphalerite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 27971 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:27971:6 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite | ||
| 28.1km (17.4 miles) | ⓘJackson tin mines, Jackson, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 32.0km (19.9 miles) | ⓘSongo Pond Quarry (Kimball Ledge Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA | |
| 32.1km (20.0 miles) | ⓘTwin Mountain Quarry, Carroll, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 51.8km (32.2 miles) | ⓘCoppermine Brook Mine, Franconia, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 63.2km (39.3 miles) | ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA | |
| 82.0km (51.0 miles) | ⓘMineral Hill Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 82.5km (51.3 miles) | ⓘHam and Weeks Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 83.6km (52.0 miles) | ⓘOssipee Aggregates Corp. quarry, Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 91.9km (57.1 miles) | ⓘPalermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 99.7km (61.9 miles) | ⓘWest Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont, USA | |
| References | ||
Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA