Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
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
Gem (Freighter's Friend), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek 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 Gem (Freighter's Friend), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:766261
Long-form Identifier:1:3:766261:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘAlma Lincoln Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘOld Settler Mine & Tunnel, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘBonanza, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘFreeland Mine & Extension Mine (Extension Line Shaft; Minnie Tunnel; Diamond Tunnel; Platt Tunnel; Freeland Shaft), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘDiamond Mountain Mine (Lanagan Mine), Freeland-Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘGeorgetown-Silver Plume Mining District (Griffith Mining District; Silver Plume Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘUnion Pacific Shaft Occurrence (Union Pacific Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘCressmans Gulch Mine (Cressmans Gulch pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine, Grand Island Area, Caribou Mining District, Boulder 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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