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Malachite from
Copper Giant claims, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in small amounts in fanglomerate & volcanic rocks, associated with chrysocolla, as grains ranging from less than 1 mm to 10 mm & as vein filling in small fractures and long joints.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chrysocolla
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Giant claims, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:223059
Long-form Identifier:1:3:223059:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘArkansas Mountain, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘNew Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘAjo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘBell and Unnamed prospects, Pima County, Arizona, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘBryan Mountain prospect, Bryan Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘSierra Pinta Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ag-Cu-Au-Fe prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘStepp - Laive occurrence, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘGreenback Mine (Bullion group; Garnet group; Vindicator Gold Mining Co. property; Golden King; Hinshaw property; Pinal shaft), Cathedral Rock area, Cimarron Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘPapago Mine (Papago Gold Mining Co. property; Mitke property; Davis property; Casa Grande claims), Kohatk Wash, Sif Vaya area, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Romslo, T.M.& C.S. Robinson (1952), Copper Giant deposits, Pima Co., AZ, US Bur. Mines Rept. Inv. 4850: 7.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.286
 
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