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Azurite from
Pioneer-Lilyama Mine (Lilyama Mine; Lilyama Extension Mine; Pioneer Mine; Little Emma Mine; Lilyama Copper and Gold Mine; Volo Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA


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Azurite

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
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Azurite

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
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Azurite

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
03221350017271979432747.jpg
Azurite, etc.

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
07221200017367206615059.jpg
Azurite, etc.

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Pioneer-Lilyama Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pioneer-Lilyama Mine (Lilyama Mine; Lilyama Extension Mine; Pioneer Mine; Little Emma Mine; Lilyama Copper and Gold Mine; Volo Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:758353
Long-form Identifier:1:3:758353:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘAlabaster Cave Mine, Goose Flat, Rattlesnake Bar Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘAlgall Mine (Argol; Algol [?]), Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘValley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘUnknown Cu prospect [8], Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
98.0km (60.9 miles) ⓘSheridan Mine, Bear Mountain, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
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