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Azurite from
Blue Lead Mine (Mahoney Bluelead Mine), Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA


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Azurite

Blue Lead Mine, Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Azurite

Blue Lead Mine, Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Azurite

Blue Lead Mine, Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, 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 Blue Lead Mine (Mahoney Bluelead Mine), Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49651
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49651:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Azurite in this Region
Dakota Calumet Mine (Continental Copper Company Mine), Blue Lead Mine (Mahoney Bluelead Mine), Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘDakota Calumet Mine (Continental Copper Company Mine), Blue Lead Mine (Mahoney Bluelead Mine), Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘPeerless Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘEtta Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘWhite Cap Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘPoisoned Ox Group (Uranium Lode; Copper Glance), Pactola Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘQueen Mine, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘBee Mine (Climax; Solnar; Copper Reef Nos. 1 and 2; Black Hills Copper Company), Rochford Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘTin Mountain Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘJungle Mine (Custer Peak Copper Mine), Roubaix, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘRoubaix, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
References
Overman, V.K. (1935) Collecting in the Black Hills. Rocks & Minerals, 52:10, 148.
 
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