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Malachite from
Free Cuba Mine, Soledad Canyon, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, 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 Free Cuba Mine, Soledad Canyon, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669977
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669977:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘKing of the West property, Antelope Valley, Acton, Acton Mining District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘEmma Mine, Parker Mountain, Acton, Acton Mining District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘPalm Mine (Palm Development Company prospect), Littlerock, Los Angeles County, California, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘPacoima Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘWinter Creek Mine (Winter group; Winter Creek Mine group; Winter Creek prospect), Santa Anita Creek, Santa Anita Canyon, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘFelix Mine, Azusa (Dalton), Los Angeles County, California, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Mine (Ora Granda claim; Buna Gorda claim), Black Mountain [3], Silver Mountain Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘVentura Mine, Simi Peak, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘLower Butler prospect, Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘGorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
References
Gay, T.E. and Hoffman, S.R. (1954) Mines and mineral deposits of Los Angeles County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology: 50(3&4): 613
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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