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Malachite from
Mine No. 210, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


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 Mine No. 210, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:815119
Long-form Identifier:1:3:815119:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘEryiling Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘJinwozi Mine (Xinwozi Mine; Jinwuozi Mine), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘTianyu Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘBaishiquan Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘHuaniushan Mine, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
53.0km (33.0 miles) ⓘShaquanzi Fe-(Cu) deposit, Shaquanzi, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘShijinpo Au deposit (Shijingpo Au deposit), Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘHuitongshan Cu deposit, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
63.8km (39.7 miles) ⓘHeishan Cu-Ni deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
83.1km (51.6 miles) ⓘNanjinshan Au Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
References
Zhengen Zhang and Li Ma (1994): Gold Science and Technology 2(2), 9-16
 
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