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Malachite from
Apache Mine (Holland), Black Mountain, El Paso Mountains District, Kern 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 Apache Mine (Holland), Black Mountain, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327468
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327468:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘCopperola prospect (Zuma claim; Zuna; Copperola No. 1 & No. 2 claims), Garlock, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘOrange Blossom group (Manning), Ricardo, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘLone Wolf Complex Mine, Argus, Argus District, Argus Range (Argus Mountains; Darwin Range; Tortoise Mountains), San Bernardino County, California, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘGold Bottom Mine (Copper Queen Mine; Copper Queen Annex; Copper Queen No. 2 claim; Copper Queen claim; Rosalind Fraction; Mountain Beauty; Slate Range claim; American Fraction; Sylvia Fraction), Slate Range Mining District (Arondo Mining District), Slate Range, Inyo County, California, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Ag-Au-Fe-Pb-Cu occurrence [1] (Pooch No. 2 claim), Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘBlackhawk Mine, Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Fe-silica occurrence [1] (Unnamed shaft), Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Cu-Ag-Fe occurrence [1], Millspaugh, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘPedry Mine (San Antonio Mine; Pedry deposit; Golden Witch Mine; Golden Witch deposit), Mount General (Mt General), Hinkley, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
89.4km (55.5 miles) ⓘWisconsin prospect, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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