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Malachite from
Crown Mine (Nichols Prospect; Hammer; Upper Hammon No. 38?), Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, 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 Crown Mine (Nichols Prospect; Hammer; Upper Hammon No. 38?), Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:471256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:471256:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘFall Creek Copper (United Copper), Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘHustis Mine (Hustis & Anderson), Chetco, Curry County, Oregon, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘEagle Creek Group, Illinois River Mining District, Curry County, Oregon, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘMorrison Gulch Occurrence, Babyfoot - Little Chetco, Curry County, Oregon, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘJosephine Creek placers, Josephine Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘEmlly Mine, Upper Chetco, Curry County, Oregon, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘOnion Mountain Nickel Occurrence (Pack Trail; Cobalt Blue), Pickett Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘCobalt Prospect (MRDS - 10043259), Babyfoot - Little Chetco, Curry County, Oregon, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘCopper City Prospects (Bonanza King Copper Group; Copper City Claims; Briner and Myers; Hurt Cabin), Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Agness, Curry County, Oregon, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘGray Copper No. 18 Occurrence, Agness, Curry County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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