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Malachite from
Horseshoe Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, 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 Horseshoe Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:442134
Long-form Identifier:1:3:442134:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘEmpire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘCopper Basin Mine (Reed and Davidson Property), Copper Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine, Lava Creek Mining District, Butte County, Idaho, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘCopper Bluff Mine (Mountain Bill; Copper Bell; Bornite; Copper King; Bell Mountain), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Metta Basin, Clark County, Idaho, USA
49.2km (30.5 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine, Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘIron Mask Mine (Valley View), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
56.2km (35.0 miles) ⓘHope Nos. 1-3 Prospect, Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘAllie Mine (Ruth Claim; Gilmore Claim; Dorothy Mine), Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘBadger Prospect, Boulder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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