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Azurite from
N.C. 4 Mine, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, 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 N.C. 4 Mine, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:245264
Long-form Identifier:1:3:245264:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLoma Prieta Mine (Commercial Mine; Copper Glance Mine; Patented claims MS 3425; Copper Hill Mine [?]; Copper Basin group [in part]), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘZonia Mine (Zonia group; Fairplay Mine; Defiance Mine; Cuprite Mine; Zonia McMahon Mine), Peeples Valley, Walnut Grove Mining District (Wagoner Mining District), Antelope Mountains (Antelope Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘDe Soto Mine (Patented claims MS 1462 & 1463; Copper Link; Whale), Battle Flat, Peck Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘBlack Warrior Mine (Silver Prince Mine; Swastika Mine; Nora B Mine; Kingdon Mine; Curtin MS 653 Patented claim; Patented claims MS 2529), Peck Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘBinghampton Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘStoddard Mine (Patented claims MS 439-440), Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘGreat Republic Mine (Great Republic claim), Turkey Creek Station, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘPacific Mine (Sunnyside Mine; Sunnyside group; Sunnyside MS 2803 Patented claims), Silver Creek, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 117.
 
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