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Malachite from
Chino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper5
Cuprite5
Azurite3
Muscovite1
- var Sericite1
Quartz1
Chalcocite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7372:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘBull Frog Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘThree Brothers Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSlate Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘYellowdog Gulch Prospect, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘLion Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘLion No. 2 Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘNaiad Queen Mine, Mimbres mines group, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘCommercial Cramer Mine, Mimbres mines group, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘCopper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Am Min 38:191-196
Rocks & Minerals 84:492-500
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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