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Azurite from
Free Cuba Mine, Soledad Canyon, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles 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 Free Cuba Mine, Soledad Canyon, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669976
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669976:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘEmma Mine, Parker Mountain, Acton, Acton Mining District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘWinter Creek Mine (Winter group; Winter Creek Mine group; Winter Creek prospect), Santa Anita Creek, Santa Anita Canyon, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘColdwater Canyon, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Mine (Ora Granda claim; Buna Gorda claim), Black Mountain [3], Silver Mountain Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘVentura Mine, Simi Peak, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, USA
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘProspect Mine, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘKing Harbor Breakwater, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘVentu Park Road, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, USA
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘJensen Quarry, Jurupa Mountains, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
88.6km (55.0 miles) ⓘCommercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Gay, T.E. and Hoffman, S.R. (1954) Mines and mineral deposits of Los Angeles County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology: 50(3&4): 613
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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