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Malachite from
Gwin Mine, Covada Mining District (Enterprise Mining District), Ferry County, Washington, 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 Gwin Mine, Covada Mining District (Enterprise Mining District), Ferry County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:117652
Long-form Identifier:1:3:117652:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘHall Creek Basin Prospect, Covada Mining District (Enterprise Mining District), Ferry County, Washington, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘKohler Prospect, Covada Mining District (Enterprise Mining District), Ferry County, Washington, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘMadsen Mine, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘCardinal Mine, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘVulcan Prospect, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘEdna Mine, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘLiberty Copper Mine, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘKrug Mine, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘLittle Frank, Deer Trail Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘPlata Rica Mine, Allen Clay Property, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
References
Derkey, Robert E., Joseph, Nancy L., Lasmanis, Raymond (1990, November) Metal Mines of Washington - Preliminary Report. Open File Report 90-18. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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