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Azurite from
Sneech Pond copper mines (Copper Mine Hill), Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA


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Azurite, etc.

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Azurite

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Azurite

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
07209120017272037871864.jpg
Azurite, etc.

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
09835540017272023954716.jpg
Azurite, etc.

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
02511000017272023972139.jpg
Azurite, etc.

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Azurite

Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite9
Tenorite5
Magnetite1
Molybdenite1
Tremolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sneech Pond copper mines (Copper Mine Hill), Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37237:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘGrants Mills, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘConklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘDexter Quarry (Dexter Lime Quarry), Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘBallard Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘHammond St. Quarry, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘAllston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘBaryte locality, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘK-F Quarry (Kelsey-Ferguson Quarry), Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘChipman Mine (Merrimac Mine; Newburyport lead-silver mine), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
AmMin 22:279
Rocks & Min.: 22: 1024-1026.
 
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