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Malachite from
Copper Bluff Mine (Mountain Bill; Copper Bell; Bornite; Copper King; Bell Mountain), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi 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 Copper Bluff Mine (Mountain Bill; Copper Bell; Bornite; Copper King; Bell Mountain), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:459059
Long-form Identifier:1:3:459059:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘHope Nos. 1-3 Prospect, Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘIron Mask Mine (Valley View), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘAllie Mine (Ruth Claim; Gilmore Claim; Dorothy Mine), Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘViola Mine (Marie; Viola Zinc Property; Nicholia Mine), Nicholia Mining District, Italian Peak Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi Range Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘDemocrat Mine, Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine, Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Metta Basin, Clark County, Idaho, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘWeimer Mine (Towlgreen Group; Paymaster; Valley View), Kaufman, Skull Canyon Mining District, Clark County, Idaho, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘKay Claims, Leadore, Leadore Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing.
 
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