Locality type: Mine Classification Species: Malachite Formula: Cu2 (CO3 )(OH)2 Comments: Superb specimen in École des mines, Paris 4,5 x 4,5 cm, cuprite pseudomorphosis year 1910 [see Bancroft, Peter (1973) The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals]. Quality for species: Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) Significance: Classic locality for this mineral (see references.) Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Azurite 178 Cuprite 162 Halloysite 6 Goethite 5 Serpierite 5 Smithsonite 5 Brochantite 4 Connellite 4 Agardite-(Y) 3 Chrysocolla 3 Quartz 2 Native Copper 2 Baryte 2 Psilomelane 2 Agardite 1 Limonite 1 Gerhardtite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Malachite data Locality Data: Click here to view Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Photo Gallery View Gallery (111 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 7371 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:7371:4 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Localities for Malachite in this Region Chessy slags, Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘ Longefay mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘ Chanrion mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘ Creuzeval Quarry, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘ Nuizière (Nuissière Mine), Chénelette, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘ Bouillé, Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘ Monterniers Mines, Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘ Les Valettes Mine (Le Golet; Grange; Moret), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘ Neaux quarry, Neaux, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘ La Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘ Pierres Blanches, Bellegarde-en-Forez, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France References Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. Search for references including Malachite Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Chessy slags, Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France