| Locality type: | Adit |
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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
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| Bromargyrite | ⓘ2 photos of Malachite associated with Bromargyrite at this locality. |
| Cerussite | ⓘ2 photos of Malachite associated with Cerussite at this locality. |
| Carminite | ⓘ2 photos of Malachite associated with Carminite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 172993 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:172993:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 64510000-dbab-4b1f-8450-cd48ae6caeac |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘBob Montgomery Mine, Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘGranite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA |
| 8.7km (5.4 miles) | ⓘStella Maris No. 1 Mine, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA |
| 9.0km (5.6 miles) | ⓘJohnny Bull Mine, McGhee Peak, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA |
| 11.0km (6.9 miles) | ⓘSoutherner claim, McGhee Peak, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA |
| 14.1km (8.8 miles) | ⓘCharles Mine, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘMineral Mountain Mine, Kimball, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA |
| 21.4km (13.3 miles) | ⓘHarris Mountain Mine Group (Blue Ribbon Mine; Rimsky Mine; Harris Mine; Malachite Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 22.6km (14.0 miles) | ⓘKing Ainsworth Mine group (Oregon Mine group), Portal, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 24.2km (15.0 miles) | ⓘEl Oro Values Mine, Steins Pass Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minerals of the Granite Gap Mines JOAN BEYER 5030 Beyer Road Las Cruces. New Mexico 88011 RON GIBBS P...P.O. Box 448 Tyrone, New Mexico 88065 rggibbs@cybermesa.com All photos by Ron Gibus of specimens from...his collection Figure 1. Looking northeast to Granite Gap Mountain, with banana yucca and ocotillo in the...of the mountain. I I he southwest corner of New Mexico, known as the "Boot I Heel." is usually ignored...most fascinat ing sites is Granite Gap, where the mines of Granite Gap Mountain have yielded a colorful |
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