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Malachite from
White Oak Mine, Walker Canyon, Big Steve - White Oak group, Pajarito Mining District, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, 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 White Oak Mine, Walker Canyon, Big Steve - White Oak group, Pajarito Mining District, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:530171
Long-form Identifier:1:3:530171:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘBig Steve Mine, Pena Blanca Lake, Big Steve - White Oak group, Pajarito Mining District, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘDura Mine (Dura Mine group; International Mine; Old Contest Mine), Mount Benedict, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘLion Mine, Mount Benedict, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘWarsaw Mine group, Ruby, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘRubiana Mine group, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘTubutana Mine, San Cayetano Mining District, San Cayetano Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
20.2km (12.6 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
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘWise prospect, San Cayetano Mining District, San Cayetano Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘNear Sky Line prospect, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘIris and Natalia claims, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10109796, MRDS ID #M241355.
 
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