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Azurite from
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH204; southeast flank of Paxson Mountain), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA


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 Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH204; southeast flank of Paxson Mountain), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:592961
Long-form Identifier:1:3:592961:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH181; west of Landmark Gap Lake), Delta River Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH291; east of Chistochina River), Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH219; southwest of VABM Canwell), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH279; on ridge between Chistochina Glacier and glacier near the head of West Fork Chistochina River), Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH206; south of Millers Roadhouse), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH076; south of upper Sevenmile Lake), Valdez Creek Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH277; north of peak 6168), Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - GU004; on hill 4890 east of VABM Keg), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH299; near peak 5850 south of Chisna Pass), Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘPlatypus Mountain Occurrence, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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