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Malachite from
Dives Mine (Bear Cave Mine; Porter Mine; Emma Mine; Nettle Mine; Nobbey Mine), Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise 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 Dives Mine (Bear Cave Mine; Porter Mine; Emma Mine; Nettle Mine; Nobbey Mine), Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:531796
Long-form Identifier:1:3:531796:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘApache Pass, Teviston Mining District, Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘPat Hills, Pearce area, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘGolondrina property (La Golondrina Mine; Two Car Golondrina; Red Mountain Mine; Golondrina group of claims; Golondrina prospect), Greasewood Mountain area, Graham County, Arizona, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘLead Lily shaft, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (27), O-Bar-O Canyon, Greasewood Mountain, Graham County, Arizona, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘGolden Rule Mine, Dragoon District (Golden Rule District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘHearst Mine (Hearst group), Winchester Mining District, Winchester Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘSullivan Mine group (Crosby Mine group; Blue Bell Mine; Copperopolis Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘTexas Arizona Mine, Gunnison Hills, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027127, MRDS ID #M002181.
 
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