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Azurite from
Maolu Village, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China


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Azurite, etc.

Maolu Village, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
08979420017363123553273.jpg
Azurite, etc.

Maolu Village, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Azurite, etc.

Maolu Village, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Raman Spectroscopy
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tyrolite1
Olivenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maolu Village, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1474312
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1474312:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘLanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘSanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘDongchuan Cu Mine, Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
69.4km (43.2 miles) ⓘLuchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘYinchanggou-Qiluogou Pb-Zn deposit, Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘLuodang Mine, Lalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Shen, Hercule (n.d.) Hercule Shan Collection.
 
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