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Malachite from
Oley Valley Quarry (Oley Stone Quarry; Eastern Industries Quarry), Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Oley Valley Quarry (Oley Stone Quarry; Eastern Industries Quarry), Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:504502
Long-form Identifier:1:3:504502:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘFritz Island Mines, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘHopewell Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘJones mine, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘSanatoga Station, Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘKibblehouse Quarry, Perkiomenville, Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘOld Perkiomen Mine, Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘMartin Limestone Quarry, East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘBurkholder Quarry, Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘMorris Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Smith, R. C. II (1977) Zinc and lead occurrences in Pennsylvania. Mineral Resource Report M72. Pennsylvania Geological Survey
 
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