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Azurite from
Silver Cliff Mine (Rochelle Mine), Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA


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Azurite, etc.

Silver Cliff Mine, Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
08620170017366865106614.jpg
Azurite, etc.

Silver Cliff Mine, Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Silver Cliff Mine, Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Cliff Mine (Rochelle Mine), Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:42372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:42372:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘGreen Hope Mine, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘCopper Bottom mine, Hartville Uplift Mining District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘGreen Hope mine, Hartville Uplift Mining District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine, Sunrise, Hartville Mining District, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘEmpire mine, Hartville Mining District, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
References
Larsen, E. S., Hess, F. L., Schaller, W. T. (1926) Uranium minerals from Lusk, Wyoming. American Mineralogist, 11 (6) 155-163
Wilmarth, V. R.; Johnson, D. H. (1954) Uranophane at Silver Cliff mine, Lusk, Wyoming. Bulletin 1009a. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1009a
Hausel, W. Dan, Jacobson, Mark (2001) Wyoming Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 76 (6) 380-393 doi:10.1080/00357520109603245p.388
 
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