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Malachite from
Unnamed copper mine, Deer Creek, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite2
Chrysocolla2
Muscovite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed copper mine, Deer Creek, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:906447
Long-form Identifier:1:3:906447:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
13.1km (8.1 miles) Unnamed Cu prospect (3), Redington Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) American Mine (American shaft; War Eagle Mine; La Vantia Mine; La Ventia Mine), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) Unnamed Cu prospect (1), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) Korn Kob Mine, Buchman Canyon, Redington Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) Tip Top No. 1 prospect, Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) Unnamed Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Zn-W prospect, Tres Alamos Wash, Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
26.5km (16.4 miles) Unnamed Cu prospects (6), Tres Alamos Wash, Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) California Mine, Andrade Ranch, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) Mammoth Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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