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Malachite from
Turtle Mine (No Name Mine; Turtleback), Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite1
Azurite1
Quartz1
Tetrahedrite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Turtle Mine (No Name Mine; Turtleback), Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:453965
Long-form Identifier:1:3:453965:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘRiver View Mine, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘHoosier Mine, McGregor Group, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘK-7 Tunnel, Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘRamshorn Mine (Beardsley Mine; Excelsior), Ramshorn Mountain, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘClayton Mine, Kinnikinic Creek, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘBadger Prospect, Boulder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
30.3km (18.9 miles) ⓘStar Group Mine, Unorganized District, Slate Creek Area, Custer County, Idaho, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘBig Copper Nos. 1; 2 and 3 Claims, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘMorrison Mine (George Washington Mine), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘBaker Lake Prospect (Uncle Jess Deposit), Boulder Creek, East Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
References
Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing.
 
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