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Malachite from
Whetrocks (Elephant Co. Copper-Tungsten), Mineral Hill Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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 Whetrocks (Elephant Co. Copper-Tungsten), Mineral Hill Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357623
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357623:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘCarlota Mine, Pinto Valley Mine, Pinto Creek, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘPine Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘAl and Hal Mine, Carlota Mine, Pinto Valley Mine, Pinto Creek, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘContinental Mine (Continental tunnel), Jewel Hill, Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘLake Superior and Arizona Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘBronx Mine (Bronx property; Bronx Copper property), Pinto Creek, Top of the World area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine, Hutton Peak, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10009798.
 
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