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Azurite from
Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


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Azurite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite477
Chrysocolla60
Hematite21
Cuprite15
Limonite11
Brochantite11
Tenorite10
Gibbsite9
Goethite8
Allophane7
Kaolinite7
Coronadite5
Baryte4
Fluorite3
Rosasite2
Quartz2
Calcite2
Native Copper2
Gypsum2
Breccia1
Wulfenite1
Azurmalachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (62 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1457
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1457:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Azurite in this Region
Copper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Detroit Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Humming Bird Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Shannon Pit, Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘHumming Bird Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘDetroit Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine (Ofarizona Copper Co. group [in part]; Longfellow incline), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘYavapai Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMetcalf Mines (Arizona Copper Co. group; Metcalf Open pit), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘShannon Mountain, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘShannon Mine (Shannon Mountain Mine), King Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group), Garfield Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
References
(1991) Abstracts of the FM-TGMS-MSA Symposium on Azurite and Other Copper Carbonates. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (1) 65-69
 
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