Malachite from Southwest Mine, Arizona, USA - image 1
Photo by Joe Budd

Malachite from Southwest Mine, Arizona, USA

Calcite with malachite inclusions, 5.7 cm, from the Southwest mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. Ex collection of Percy Gordon Beckett (1882–1973), a mining engineer at the Copper Queen mine in Bisbee, ex University of Arizona Mineral Museum. Joe Budd photo.

Product details

SpeciesMalachiteCalcite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.7 cm
Added on03/26/2026
LocalityUSA, Arizona, Southwest Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record The Kevin Brown Collection page 170
Current owner
Kevin Brown
Kevin Brown
Parker, TX
Member since 2026
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Percy Gordon BeckettNot disclosed

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