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Azurite from
Model Mine (Chuckwalla and Model Mine; Chukwalla & Model Group of Mines), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, 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 Model Mine (Chuckwalla and Model Mine; Chukwalla & Model Group of Mines), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:654391
Long-form Identifier:1:3:654391:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘLost Pony Mine (Desert Center Mine), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘRainbows End Mine (Annie Laurie; Nancy), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘBlack Eagle Mine, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘMission Mine (Mission Gold Mine; Mission Gold Mines; Huff-Lane Mine; Huff-Lane; Huff and Lane; Lone Star Group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘFluorspar group of mines (Fluorspar group; Fluor Spar group; Floyd Brown Mine), Packard Well, Palen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
57.4km (35.6 miles) ⓘGroover Mine (Carbonate Lead Mine; Golden Eagle Mine), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag occurrence [2], McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine (Hidden Treasure claims), Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USA
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘGold Basin Mine (Silver Queen Mine), Buzzards Peak, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘLion's Den Copper claim (Little Mountain claims), Black Hill, Big Maria Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1945), Mineral resources of Riverside County: California Division Mines Report 41: 127-129
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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