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Malachite from
Barrett Mine, Hunter Valley Mountain, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa 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 Barrett Mine, Hunter Valley Mountain, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328509
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328509:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘLa Victoria Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘBlue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘOhio Diggings Mine (Mackey Ranch Mine; McKay Ranch deposit), Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘMann Mine (Mann deposit; Dan Mahon claims; Greenstone Mine), Montezuma, Chinese Camp Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘPocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘWhite Rock Mine (Copper King Mine; White Knob Mine; White Rock Copper King Mine), Helm Ranch, Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘJohnnie Green Mine (Johnny Green Mine; Green Mine; Johnny Green Jr. Mine), Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘBowie Estate Mine (J. W. Bowie claims), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘLookout Mine (Lookout prospect), Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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