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Azurite from
Bullfrog Mine, Rhyolite, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bullfrog Mine, Rhyolite, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150366
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150366:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
50.0km (31.0 miles) ⓘO'Brien Canyon prospect (O'Brien Mine; Silver Crown group of claims), White Top Mountain, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘRed Rock claims, Tokop Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
62.4km (38.7 miles) ⓘInyo Copper Mines and Smelter Company property, Hunter Mountain, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘBullfrog-George prospect, Gold Point Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘMorning Glory Mine (Morning Glory group), Wildrose Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘCopper Queen-Lucky Boy Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘFlorida-Goldfield Mining Company, Lida Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘClimax Stock, Oak Spring Mining District, Halfpint Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘEmpress Mine, Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘZinc Hill Mine (Utacaia group; Colorado group; Darwin Zinc prospect), Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 21:200-203.
 
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