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Malachite from
O'Brien Canyon prospect (O'Brien Mine; Silver Crown group of claims), White Top Mountain, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in veins with fluorite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Azurite
Bornite
Chrysocolla
Fluorite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view O'Brien Canyon prospect (O'Brien Mine; Silver Crown group of claims), White Top Mountain, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:643121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:643121:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘSally Ann prospect (Copper Knife), Ubehebe Peak, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine (Bluejay claim; Apex; Jarosite claim group; Jarosite lode group), Ubehebe Peak, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘUlida Mine (Morning Star Mine; Sardine Mine; Maryland Mine; Virginia Mine; Walker Mine; Ulida Mine; Hunter Mine; H. M. Stanley; Sorbia Mine; Vlida Mine; Kabba Riga Mine), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘStar prospect (Copper King and Star prospect; Star claim; Copper King claim), Racetrack Valley (Racetrack Playa; The Racetrack), Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘShamrock claim, Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘInyo Copper Mines and Smelter Company property, Hunter Mountain, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘCuprotungstite claim (Right of Way; Cuprotungtite; Birthday Gift), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘDodd's Spring occurrence, Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘShirley Ann group, Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘNavajo Chief prospect, Little Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
References
McAllister, James Franklin (1952), Rocks and structure of the Quartz Spring area, northern Panamint Range, California: California Division Mines Special Report 25, 38 p.: 36
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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