| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Shattuckite | 202 |
| Quartz | 132 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 3 |
| Dioptase | 26 |
| Chrysocolla | 9 |
| Baryte | 7 |
| Native Copper | 2 |
| Plancheite | 2 |
| Cuprite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kandesei (Otjozongombe; Old German mine), Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (30 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 537631 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:537631:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | âOkahwa, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 24.8km (15.4 miles) | âOmatapati prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 27.4km (17.0 miles) | âOmaue Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 30.0km (18.7 miles) | âOtjitjanya-Okaruu (Okaaru), Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 35.0km (21.8 miles) | âOtjindeka (Otjondeka), Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 47.7km (29.7 miles) | âVan der Plas Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 61.5km (38.2 miles) | âTsongoari area, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 78.3km (48.7 miles) | âOkatumba prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| References |
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Bowell, Robert J., Ermolina, Olga, Plas, Wim van der, Us, Jesper van, Steiner, Marius (2013) Famous mineral localities: Minerals of the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia. The Mineralogical Record, 44 (5) 485-504 |
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Kandesei, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia