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Malachite from
Near Sky Line prospect, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Near Sky Line prospect, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:529594
Long-form Identifier:1:3:529594:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect (1), Austerlitz Mine group area, Ruby, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘRubiana Mine group, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘWarsaw Mine group, Ruby, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘIris and Natalia claims, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘNew Deal 2 prospect, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘGismo claims (Gismo 1-12 claims), Las Guijas Mountain, Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect (2), San Cayetano Mining District, San Cayetano Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘBig Steve Mine, Pena Blanca Lake, Big Steve - White Oak group, Pajarito Mining District, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘWhite Oak Mine, Walker Canyon, Big Steve - White Oak group, Pajarito Mining District, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘMary G Mine (Mary E Mine; Princess claim; Princess group), Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039634, MRDS ID #M050546.
 
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