| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Throughout supergene zone as veinlets & small spheres. |
| Habit: | Small spheres to ¼ inch diameter. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Tenorite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Chrysocolla | 10 |
| Hemimorphite | 7 |
| Hematite | 6 |
| Azurite | 6 |
| Quartz | 5 |
| Mimetite | 3 |
| Wulfenite | 2 |
| Allophane | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 22658 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:22658:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘFinch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘChilito Mine, Schneider Hill, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘLondon-Arizona Mine (London-Arizona Consolidated Mine), Tornado Peak, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘGold-Copper Mines Co. Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 6.4km (4.0 miles) | ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘChristmas open pit, Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 8.0km (5.0 miles) | ⓘCowboy Mine, Dripping Springs, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘDripping Springs Mines (Dripping Springs claims; Cocreham and Haywood Mine; Gold Nugget Mine; Gold Queen Mine; Columbia Mine; Roundtop Mine), Dripping Springs, Dripping Spring Wash, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 10.4km (6.5 miles) | ⓘPool's Mine (Pools property), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 10.9km (6.8 miles) | ⓘRattler Mine, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| References |
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Yang, Hexiong, Gibbs, Ronald B., Schwenk, Cody, Xie, Xiande, Gu, Xiangping, Downs, Robert T., Evans, Stanley H. (2021) Liudongshengite, Zn4Cr2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O, a new mineral of the hydrotalcite supergroup, from the 79 mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59 (4) 763-769 doi:10.3749/canmin.2000101 |
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79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA