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Malachite from
Grenz glacier, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite2 photos of Malachite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Azurite2 photos of Malachite associated with Azurite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grenz glacier, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:485333
Long-form Identifier:1:3:485333:6
GUID (UUID V4):1e773b59-e74d-4414-8c9b-a7ddd66a0bc6
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
13.5km (8.4 miles) Val Quarazza gold mines (incl. Guia Mine), Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.6km (10.9 miles) Forésus, Chamois, Aosta Valley, Italy
21.3km (13.3 miles) Brunegg pass, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
22.2km (13.8 miles) Brusson Mine, Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy
23.3km (14.5 miles) La Lé Mine, Zinal, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
24.2km (15.0 miles) Cani Mine, Vanzone con San Carlo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.8km (15.4 miles) Arbaz, Challand-Saint-Anselme, Aosta Valley, Italy
25.3km (15.7 miles) Pipji glacier, Pipjitälli, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
25.6km (15.9 miles) Pipjitälli, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
26.3km (16.3 miles) Antronapiana, Antrona Schieranco, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
three brown 3mm areas in 2cm matrix. £4 B) 1 5 mm area in lxl.5ins £6.50 (Burpala Siberia Russia) 486 MONAZITE...Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on rock £3 b) lx half ins, larger area £5 321 PYRARGYRITE Ag/3 Sb S/3...Kazachstan) Russia) « 1x54 to 1x1 £15 TO £10 028 MALACHITE Copper Carbonate Rich green crystalline mass in...quartz. Most unusual location. (Grenz Glacier near Zermatt,Switzerland) S x H £3 lxl £5 086 CARMINITE...white dolomite. (Lengenbach Quarry,Binn Valley Switzerland) £4.50 Lead Sulphide 250 GALENA rich metallic
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three brown 3mm areas in 2cm matrix. £4 B) .1 5 mm area in lxl.5ins £6.50 (Burpala Siberia Russia) 486 MURMANITE...Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on rock £3 b) lx half ins, larger area £5 463 THORTVEITITE (Sc Y)/2...5ins £25 Ixii to lxl £20 "lesser"pieces £15 028 MALACHITE Copper Carbonate Rich green crystalline mass in...quartz. Host unusual location. (Grenz Glacier near.Zermatt,Switzerland) W x « £3 lxl £5 086 CARMINITE...white dolomite. ' (Lengenbach Quarry,Binn Valley Switzerland) £4.50 163 GALENA Lead Sulphide cube-octahedral
Catalog/List
--- - -Grenz Glacier, near Obvious yellow spots in quartz. Most BINDHEIMITE ½x½ £3 lxl £5 Zermatt,Switzerland...on Diopside Gomer valley near Zermatt, lxl £1 lx2£4 GROSSULAR Switzerland Garnet group Quite attractive...LIZARDITE Pyroxene lxl £3 lx2 £5 LOLLJNGITE Silvery area in Felspar. Tremeamc Cliff, Breagc, Fe As Cornwall...MAGNESITE MgCO/3 MAGNESITE var MgCO/3 MAGNETITE FeO MALACHITE CuCO/3 MALAYAITE FLUORESCENT MANASSEITE Mg Al... South Africa £5 6000 metres depth, Marquesas area, Pacific Ocean Black Jack Mine,Pima County ,Arizona
Catalog/List
50 Les Anglais Mine, Masiac, Brousc, France Grenz Glacier, near ZermattSwitzerland________ Carrock Mine...Xrayed material Scotland £4.50_ LOLLINGITE Silvery area in Felspar. Tremeame Cliff. Breage, Ixl £3 1x2 £5...Black-brown part section showing the MANGANESE NODULE area. Pacific Ocean interior .Light for a manganese mineral...well distributed in grey Syenite one 2 or 3mm brown area in rock Brunsjogruvan Hallefors, .Sweden ________...Canada Na Ca SiO PEPROSSITE Ce arrowed 1 mm yellow area on matrix. Lapranica, Viterbo, Italy Ce La Al BO____________
 
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