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Azurite from
Florence group, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


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 Florence group, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:194334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:194334:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘWhite Elephant claims, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘAlice Mine (Magnolia claim), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine (Grey Copper Mine), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBrooklyn Mine (Valley View Mine; Kentuck Mine; LaMont claims), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Dolly B. Mine), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘHickey Mine (Jones Mine), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘNevada-Bellvue Mine (Marshall group; Ilo tunnel; Allen Mine; Arkansas Mine; Delano claims), Nevada-Bellvue, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘWarsaw-June Mine, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘBoston Mine (Kit Carson Mine; Alabama Mine), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed workings (Alabama; New Deal; May Bell; Lost Hope; Silver Bell; Silver Star claims?), Loray Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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