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Azurite from
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Azurite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Azurite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Azurite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Azurite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08076510017272028116754.jpg
Azurite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
09912900017272015529805.jpg
Azurite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Azurite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Comments:Occurs as a secondary copper mineral in weathered areas of the Sterling Hill orebody near the "mud zone" in erose ore.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Franklinite28
Malachite21
Magnetite20
Calcite16
Willemite8
Muscovite6
- var Illite6
Chrysocolla6
Aurichalcite5
Rhodonite5
Covellite5
Adamite4
Limonite1
Native Gold1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:53404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:53404:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘNoble pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘTaylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘSulphur Hill Mine (Sulfur Hill Mine), Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘAndover Iron Mine, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘRhein Property, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Independence Township, Jenny Jump Mountain, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
References
Palache, Charles (1935) The minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. Professional Paper 180. US Geological Survey 135 pp. doi:10.3133/pp180
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 4. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.619
 
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