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Malachite from
Blue Ball Mine (Blueball Mine; Azurite Property), Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:Nodules of pure malachite; mixed malachite-azurite nodules & fibrous malachite on hollow azurite nodules.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Azurite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Azurite12
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Ball Mine (Blueball Mine; Azurite Property), Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49593
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49593:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Old Globe Mine, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) Old Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) Buffalo Mine (Buffalo vein), Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) New Dominion Mine (New Dominion property; New Dominion group; Stallo deposit), Big Johnnie Gulch, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) Buckeye Mine (Buckeye shaft), Buckeye-Black Oxide vein (Buckeye deposit; Black Oxide vein; Carrie vein), Buckeye Mountain, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) Iron Cap Mine, Old Dominion vein system, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) Arizona Commercial Mine, Old Dominion vein system, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Big Johnnie Mine (Big Johnnie vein; Big Johnnie deposit; Big Johnnie Copper deposit), Black Peak, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) Highline Mine (Highline claim; High Line MS 3937 claim), Burch, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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