| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Magnificent specimens. |
| Habit: | Botryoidal, mamillary, masses, sometimes banded with azurite. |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Azurite
Chalcoalumite
Limonite
Paramelaconite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Azurite | 260 |
| Calcite | 42 |
| Cuprite | 29 |
| Chalcoalumite | 26 |
| Goethite | 12 |
| Limonite | 10 |
| Native Copper | 9 |
| Brochantite | 6 |
| Chrysocolla | 5 |
| Connellite | 4 |
| Gibbsite | 3 |
| Aurichalcite | 2 |
| Paramelaconite | 2 |
| Hoganite | 2 |
| Wulfenite | 2 |
| Psilomelane | 2 |
| Tenorite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (61 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 7389 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:7389:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Malachite in this Region |
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| Czar Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSouthwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘCzar Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘHendricks Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘSacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘTwilight Mine, Higgins Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 0.9km (0.5 miles) | ⓘHolbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 0.9km (0.5 miles) | ⓘShattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘIrish Mag Mine, Calumet and Arizona group of claims, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘLavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘLowell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. |
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Czar Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA