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Azurite from
Fritz Island Mines, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA


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Azurite

Fritz Island Mines, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Azurite

Fritz Island Mines, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Azurite

Fritz Island Mines, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 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 Fritz Island Mines, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489342
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489342:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘKibblehouse Quarry, Perkiomenville, Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
40.6km (25.3 miles) ⓘCornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine), Cornwall Borough (Cornwall), Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘBrookdale Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘWheatley Mines, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
45.5km (28.2 miles) ⓘEcton Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘPerkiomen Copper Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
66.7km (41.4 miles) ⓘBillmeyer Quarry, Billmeyer, Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘSherrer Quarry, C.K. Williams Quarry complex, Chestnut Hill, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘMedusa Cement Company Quarry, West York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Gordon, Samuel G. (1922) The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania. Special Publication 1. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 255pp. p.153
 
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