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Malachite from
Paris Prospect, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Clarke County, Virginia, 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 Paris Prospect, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Clarke County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:343645
Long-form Identifier:1:3:343645:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘSealoch Mine (Ravenswood Mine; Sealock Mine; Marshall Mine; Old Sealoch Mine), Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Warren County, Virginia, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘAmbler Mine, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘManassas Gap Mine, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘVirginia and Pittsburgh Copper Company Prospects, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Warren County, Virginia, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘMills Prospect (Cove Farm Prospect), Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Warren County, Virginia, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘGooney-Manor Mine, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Warren County, Virginia, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘRudacill Prospect, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Warren County, Virginia, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘMount Marshal Prospect, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
36.9km (23.0 miles) ⓘPotomac Mine, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘMartin Mine, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Warren County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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