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Malachite from
Difficult Creek District Occurrence, Difficult Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Difficult Creek District Occurrence, Difficult Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:375390
Long-form Identifier:1:3:375390:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGold Hill Tunnel (Gold Star Tunnel), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘStar Mine, Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘRuby Mine (MS 12174; Claims: Ruby 1-4), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘSmuggler Mine (I. X. L.; Leadville; Trueworthy; Glendale; Arkansaw; Ground Hog; Accident; Williams Ranch; General Jackson; Claims: Smuggler; Emma; Smuggler - Durant; Silver Brick), Aspen, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘDella S. Mine (Ballarat; Fossil Fraction; Della S.; J. C. Johnson; Alpine; Last Chance; General Jackson; Bushwhacker; Claims: Alma M.; Chatfield), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘDoctor Mine, Spring Creek (Spring Gulch), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘJosie May Mine, St. Kevin - Independence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘWest Gold Hill, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘBornite Occurrence (MRDS - 10016444), Gold Brick Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘDrew, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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