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Azurite from
Yuma Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz 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 Yuma Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:525697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:525697:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘLittle Butte Mine, Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘPride Mine, Osborne Well, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘPlanet Mine, Planet Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘMineral Hill Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘCarnation Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘMargaret N Mine (Margaret N group), Cross Roads, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘJacknife group (Bradley Mine; Morgan Mine; Morning Star Mine), Riverside Mountain, Bendigo District (Riverside Mountain District), Riverside Mts (Siakariri), Riverside County, California, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘSteece group (Steece Mine; Black Canyon group), Riverside Mountain, Bendigo District (Riverside Mountain District), Riverside Mts (Siakariri), Riverside County, California, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘNelson prospect, Riverside Mountain, Bendigo District (Riverside Mountain District), Riverside Mts (Siakariri), Riverside County, California, USA
74.1km (46.0 miles) ⓘGold Rice Mine, Riverside Mountain, Bendigo District (Riverside Mountain District), Riverside Mts (Siakariri), Riverside County, California, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10186681, MRDS ID #M003845
MAS ID #0040120010.
 
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