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Azurite from
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - BN130; near upper Niukluk River), Council Mining District, Nome 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 Prospect (ARDF - BN130; near upper Niukluk River), Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:595397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:595397:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - BN136; upper Niukluk River), Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BN132; northwest side of upper Niukluk River), Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BN129; on north side of Dillon Creek), Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘMount Dixon Prospect, Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘSpruce Creek Occurrence, Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘWheeler Mine (ARDF - SO139), Kougarok Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - SO112; near Dome Creek), Kougarok Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘCopper Creek Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘDavid Creek Occurrence, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘCopper King Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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