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Azurite from
Banner Mine group (Banner Mine; Hughes Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Comments:As fine rosettes.
Habit:Rosette-shaped aggregates.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Banner Mine group (Banner Mine; Hughes Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:206234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:206234:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine [new], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘNorth Opening, Silver Hill Mine (Gold Coin Mine), Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘSilver Hill Mine (Gold Coin Mine), Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘMission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘSan Xavier pit (San Xavier open pit; San Xavier West Mine; San Xavier Unit Open pit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘNorth San Xavier pit (San Xavier North pit; San Xavier Mine), Mission complex, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation, Arizona, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘMission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Fe roadcut occurrence, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘEureka Mine (Eureka claim), Elephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group), Mount Hopkins, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.126
 
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