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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | alteration of chalcocite, typically with azurite in massive quartz and fluorite |
| Habit: | radiating acicular, mossy aggregates |
| Colour: | green |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 16 |
| Baryte | 7 |
| Azurite | 7 |
| Romanèchite | 7 |
| Fluorite | 4 |
| Chalcocite | 2 |
| Chrysocolla | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Baryte locality, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 394608 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:394608:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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| 15.0km (9.3 miles) | ⓘK-F Quarry (Kelsey-Ferguson Quarry), Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.7km (14.7 miles) | ⓘLane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 25.7km (16.0 miles) | ⓘWyncairne subdivision, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.1km (16.2 miles) | ⓘNorth Hill Mines, Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.4km (16.4 miles) | ⓘNew-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.4km (16.4 miles) | ⓘState Route 20 road cut, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.5km (16.5 miles) | ⓘSimsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.8km (16.7 miles) | ⓘRoncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 29.5km (18.3 miles) | ⓘWyllys Copper Mine, Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 37.3km (23.2 miles) | ⓘTrinity Ridge, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Baryte locality, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA