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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Azurite from
Yellow Pine, Sugarloaf Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, 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 Yellow Pine, Sugarloaf Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:766217
Long-form Identifier:1:3:766217:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine, Inexco Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘNo Name Mine (No Name vein), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine, Grand Island Area, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘBonanza, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘCressmans Gulch Mine (Cressmans Gulch pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘUnion Pacific Shaft Occurrence (Union Pacific Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘGem (Freighter's Friend), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘAlma Lincoln Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘOld Settler Mine & Tunnel, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Emmons, S. F., Becker, G. F. (1885) Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals. Bureau of the Census.
 
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