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Azurite from
Unnamed Copper prospect (MRDS10045639), Moor Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Unnamed Copper prospect (MRDS10045639), Moor Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1539071
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1539071:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWardell prospect, Moor Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘKillie Mine (Latham Mine; Kille Mine; Nevada Lead Mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed workings (Alabama; New Deal; May Bell; Lost Hope; Silver Bell; Silver Star claims?), Loray Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Salt Lake Copper Company), Box Elder County, Utah, USA
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘWarsaw-June Mine, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘWhite Elephant claims, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘFlorence group, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘDelker Mine (Copper Belt Mine; Delkar Mine; Delcer Mine), Delker Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
78.0km (48.4 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Dolly B. Mine), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘBrooklyn Mine (Valley View Mine; Kentuck Mine; LaMont claims), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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