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Malachite from
Bowie Estate Mine (J. W. Bowie claims), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras 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 Bowie Estate Mine (J. W. Bowie claims), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901384
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901384:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘJackson McCarthy Mine (Old Calaveras Mine), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘUnion Mine, Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘNorth Keystone Mine (Keystone Mine), Copperopolis Mines (Copperopolis group), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘMann Mine (Mann deposit; Dan Mahon claims; Greenstone Mine), Montezuma, Chinese Camp Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘOhio Diggings Mine (Mackey Ranch Mine; McKay Ranch deposit), Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘStar & Excelsior Mine (Star Mine; Excelsior Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘBarrett Mine, Hunter Valley Mountain, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘLa Victoria Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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