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Malachite from
Copper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, 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 Copper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322335
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322335:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘFunny Bug Mine (Pendelco Mine), Gold Hill, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘVolcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘCambrian Mine, Four Corners, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘCosta Ranch Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘAlabaster Cave Mine, Goose Flat, Rattlesnake Bar Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘPioneer-Lilyama Mine (Lilyama Mine; Lilyama Extension Mine; Pioneer Mine; Little Emma Mine; Lilyama Copper and Gold Mine; Volo Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘJumbo Mine, Barton, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘModoc Mine (Modoe Mine), Bummerville, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Carlson, D.W. & W.B. Clark (1954), Mines and Minerals of Amador County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 50(1): 159
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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