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Malachite from
Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Malachite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Miersite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite66
Murdochite46
Hematite37
Goethite30
Limonite11
Cuprite11
Lepidocrocite9
Wad7
Allophane6
Azurite6
Rosasite5
Plumbojarosite4
Conichalcite3
Manganese Oxides2
- var Manganese Dendrites2
Brochantite2
Jarosite1
Quartz1
Native Copper1
Atacamite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (44 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38672
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38672:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘHendricks Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCzar Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘTwilight Mine, Higgins Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘShattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘHolbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘSacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘIrish Mag Mine, Calumet and Arizona group of claims, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘLavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘLowell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Graeme, Richard W. (1981) Famous Mineral Localities: Bisbee, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 12 (5) 258-319
Graeme, Richard W. (1993) Bisbee [Arizona] Revisited: An Update on the Mineralogy of This Famous Locality. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (6) 421-436
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.298
Rosenblatt, Melli, Origlieri, Marcus J., Graeme, Richard, Graeme, Richard, Graeme, Douglas, Downs, Robert T. (2024) Eddavidite, Cu12Pb2O15Br2, a New Mineral Species, and Its Solid Solution with Murdochite, Cu12Pb2O15Cl2. Minerals, 14 (3) doi:10.3390/min14030307
 
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