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Malachite from
Nevada Mining Company prospect, Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Nevada Mining Company prospect, Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331081
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331081:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.6km (1.0 miles) Thomen Mine (Thomeau), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Oest Mine (Peter Oest claim), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) Gautier Ranch occurrence, Higgins Corner, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) Pine Hill Mine (Pine Hill Mining Co.; Golden Gate claim; Golden Gate Extension claim; Golden Gate Ext; Thrasher claim), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) Algall Mine (Argol; Algol [?]), Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) Globe Consolidated Mine (Globe Cons. Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) Wetteran Ranch (Watterson?), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) Davenport Mine, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) California Gold and Copper Mine (California Gold and Copper Co.; Sixteen-to-One claim; Jackson claim), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) Taylor Mine (Iron Mountain; Iron Mtn.), Indian Springs, Nevada County, California, USA
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