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Malachite from
Copper King Mine (Anaconda Mine; Paxton Mine), Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, 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 Copper King Mine (Anaconda Mine; Paxton Mine), Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:225777
Long-form Identifier:1:3:225777:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘCopper King mine, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘEsther prospect, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAjax Tunnel prospect, Pioneer Creek, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘDyke Tunnel prospect, Pioneer Creek, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSilver Tip group, Pioneer Creek, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘVictor No. 2 prospect, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects, Spring Gulch, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘHorner prospect, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘCommodore prospect, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘQuesta Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R and S Mine), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1960) Mineral resources of Taos County, New Mexico. Bulletin 71. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-71
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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