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Malachite from
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC168; south of Twaharpies Glacier), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA


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 Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC168; south of Twaharpies Glacier), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:592385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:592385:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC171; east of upper Canyon Creek), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘErickson; Erickson and Madden Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC178; west side of Canyon Creek), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘRadovan; Greenstone claims Prospect, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC153; west of upper Toby Creek), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC167; north of Hancock Pass), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - MC164; head of Dan Creek), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘNelson Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC147; near Toby Creek), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - MC146; in Contact Gulch), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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