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Malachite from
Midas Mine, Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District), Lincoln County, Montana, 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 Midas Mine, Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District), Lincoln County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:784335
Long-form Identifier:1:3:784335:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘCopper Reward prospect, Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District), Lincoln County, Montana, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper Occurrence (MRDS - 10019034), Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District), Sanders County, Montana, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘCarmi Lode Occurrence, Sanders County, Montana, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘLaura Apex Group, Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District), Sanders County, Montana, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘSales Mine (Monia; Wild Horse Claim; Coming Day Claim; Sales Prospect; White Pigeon Lode Claim; Early Day), Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District), Sanders County, Montana, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘPilgrim Prospect (Holbert Prospect), Pilgrim Creek District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘJeff Group (Wog Group; Circle 8 Group), Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District), Sanders County, Montana, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘMax 1 & 2 Prospects, Sanders County, Montana, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘCopper Giant Prospect (Copper Standard; Grand Copper), Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA
References
Gobla, Michael J. (2012) Montana Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (3) 208-240 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.676825
 
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