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Azurite from
Margaritte mine (Marguerite Mine; Star mine; Copper Queen mine), Crow Springs Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, 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 Margaritte mine (Marguerite Mine; Star mine; Copper Queen mine), Crow Springs Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:693275
Long-form Identifier:1:3:693275:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMickspot mine, Crow Springs Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘHall Molybdenum Mine, San Antone Mining District, San Antonio Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘFlorence Mine, San Antone Mining District, San Antonio Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘGreen Lizard group of claims, Cloverdale Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘPilot claims, Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘGold Eagle mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘGeneral Thomas Mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
36.0km (22.3 miles) ⓘDrew Mine, Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘReward Mine (Kane Mine; Leighton Cinnabar Mine; Sommerfield and Thompson Mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘHasbrouck property (B and B), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
 
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