| Locality type: | Deposit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Inca Viejo Cu-Au deposit, San Antonio de los Cobres, Los Andes department, Salta Province, Argentina |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 622116 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:622116:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e6533d65-5a12-4571-809b-0d001a6860cd |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘInca Viejo Cave, San Antonio de los Cobres, Los Andes department, Salta Province, Argentina |
| 53.0km (32.9 miles) | ⓘIncahuasi Mine, Incahuasi project, Antofagasta de la Sierra Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| 91.5km (56.9 miles) | ⓘLa Torca Mine, La Poma Department, Salta Province, Argentina |
| References |
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López, G. E., Coloca, F. I., Rosenbusch, M., & Solá, P. (2018). Mining, macro-regional interaction and ritual practices in the South-central Andes: The first evidence for turquoise exploitation from the Late Prehispanic and Inca periods in North-western Argentina (Cueva Inca Viejo, Puna de Salta). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 17, 81-92. |
