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Malachite from
Fontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, 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 Fontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:969029
Long-form Identifier:1:3:969029:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘHazel Creek Mine (Everett Mine; Adams Mine; Adams-Westfelt Property), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘBuck Miller Mine, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
60.6km (37.6 miles) ⓘCullowhee Mine, Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘRedmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘNumber Twenty Copper Mine, Mineral Bluff, Fannin County, Georgia, USA
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘWillis Prospect, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
80.2km (49.9 miles) ⓘSally Jane Prospect, Fannin County, Georgia, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘMobile Copper Mine (Shaffer Mine), Fannin County, Georgia, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘJeptha Patterson Prospect, Fannin County, Georgia, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine (Mims Barite Mine; Krebs Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
References
Ross, C.S. (1935) Origin of the copper deposits of the Ducktown type in the southern Appalachian region. Professional Paper 179. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp179
 
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