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Malachite from
Bonanza Queen Mine, Fish Creek Mountains, Imperial 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 Bonanza Queen Mine, Fish Creek Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:857955
Long-form Identifier:1:3:857955:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘDaley Mine (Barona Mine; Barona claims), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
87.3km (54.2 miles) ⓘEureka group (Sureka group), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘModel Mine (Chuckwalla and Model Mine; Chukwalla & Model Group of Mines), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
92.3km (57.4 miles) ⓘLost Pony Mine (Desert Center Mine), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘAugustine Mine, Chuckwalla Spring, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘC.O.D. Mine, Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
96.2km (59.8 miles) ⓘGold King Mine, Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine, Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
98.4km (61.1 miles) ⓘGranite Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Todd, V.R., Detra, D.E., Kilburn, J.E., Griscom, A., Kruse, F.A., and Campbell, H.W. (1987): Mineral Resources of the Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Imperial County, California, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1711-C.
 
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