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Malachite from
Lehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China


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 Lehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:726113
Long-form Identifier:1:3:726113:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘLemachang Ag-(Pb-Zn) deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘDalongtan Cu deposit, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘPaoma Pb-Zn deposit (Quezhushan Pb-Zn deposit), Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘZubu deposit, Jinyang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘJinshachang Pb-Zn deposit, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘDayinchang Pb-Zn deposit, Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘZhaojue copper mine, Sikai, Zhaojue County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Yunman Zhou (2003): Geology-Geochemistry 31(4), 16-21
 
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