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Malachite from
Unnamed Ag-Cu-Au-Fe prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Yuma County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Unnamed Ag-Cu-Au-Fe prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:520575
Long-form Identifier:1:3:520575:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘBryan Mountain prospect, Bryan Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘSierra Pinta Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘRed Cross Mine (Norton Mine), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Mohawk Mining District, Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘMcMillan prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Cabeza Prieta Mountains, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘRuby prospect, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Mohawk Mining District, Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Au prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘBetty Lee Mine (Betty Lee group; Arizona Consolidated), Frisco-Betty Lee-Ella J. Mine group, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Copper Mountains, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
57.9km (35.9 miles) ⓘBell and Unnamed prospects, Pima County, Arizona, USA
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘEngles Mine (Adams Mine; Charles Engles claims), Horn, Neversweat Mining District (Palomas Mountains Mining District), Neversweat Ridge-Palomas Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘArkansas Mountain, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10064162, MRDS ID #TC38426.
 
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