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Malachite from
Alabaster Cave Mine, Goose Flat, Rattlesnake Bar Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:Included good specimens.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alabaster Cave Mine, Goose Flat, Rattlesnake Bar Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:647303
Long-form Identifier:1:3:647303:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘCosta Ranch Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘDavenport Mine, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘPioneer-Lilyama Mine (Lilyama Mine; Lilyama Extension Mine; Pioneer Mine; Little Emma Mine; Lilyama Copper and Gold Mine; Volo Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘGlobe Consolidated Mine (Globe Cons. Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘCambrian Mine, Four Corners, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘFunny Bug Mine (Pendelco Mine), Gold Hill, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘOest Mine (Peter Oest claim), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘThomen Mine (Thomeau), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘAlgall Mine (Argol; Algol [?]), Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘNevada Mining Company prospect, Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA
References
(1908, September) The Copper Resources of California. Bulletin 50. California State Mining Bureaup.213
Tucker, W. Burling (1919), El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Tehama, and Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 276-278
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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