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Malachite from
U.S. Navy Mine (U.S. Mine; Verde Anney Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 U.S. Navy Mine (U.S. Mine; Verde Anney Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:437882
Long-form Identifier:1:3:437882:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Copper Hill group; Patented claims MS 4452), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘCinnabar Queen Mine (Cinnabar Queen property; Cinnabar King Mine; Mercury Mine; Mercury group; Queen property; Adeline Mercury Mine; Big Plumne Mine; White House 30 claim), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘLoma Prieta Mine (Commercial Mine; Copper Glance Mine; Patented claims MS 3425; Copper Hill Mine [?]; Copper Basin group [in part]), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘBoston-Arizona Mine, Iron Springs, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘWhite Spar Mine (Mountain Star Patented claim; Maggie Patented claim; Patented claims 1570), Congress quadrangle, Martinez Mining District, Date Creek Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘCopper Crown Mine, Walnut Grove, Walnut Grove Mining District (Wagoner Mining District), Antelope Mountains (Antelope Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘBullwhacker Mine, Prescott, Prescott Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘYellow Jacket Mine, Mount Union quadrangle, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘZonia Mine (Zonia group; Fairplay Mine; Defiance Mine; Cuprite Mine; Zonia McMahon Mine), Peeples Valley, Walnut Grove Mining District (Wagoner Mining District), Antelope Mountains (Antelope Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘBannie Mine, Poland Junction, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027625, MRDS ID #M003571.
 
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