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Malachite from
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Brochantite1
Goethite1
Native Gold1
Chrysocolla1
Powellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:617614
Long-form Identifier:1:3:617614:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘMinistro Hales Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘToki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘPucará de Turi, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘFaride Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘSan Francisco Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘSanta Ana Mine (Chapacase Mine), María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
Bandy, Mark C. (1938) Mineralogy of three sulphate deposits of northern Chile. American Mineralogist, 23 (11) 669-760
Cook, Robert B. (1978) Famous Mineral Localities: Chuquicamata, Chile. The Mineralogical Record, 9 (5) 321-333
Lambiel, F., Dold, B. S., & Fontboté, L. (2012). Present copper-rich" gel" formation in the giant porphyry copper deposit of Chuquicamata (northern Chile).
 
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