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Azurite from
Terres Plaines Valley, Jausiers, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Valley
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 Terres Plaines Valley, Jausiers, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:774263
Long-form Identifier:1:3:774263:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘBousiéyas, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘColle dell'Infernetto, Acceglio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘLa Chagne, Guillestre, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘValletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘRuà Mine, Bagni di Vinadio Valley (Corborant Valley), Vinadio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘVallone di Elva Mine (Vallone dell'Elva Mine), Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘLes Clausis mine, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘValberg, Guillaumes, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘMerlier Mine, Isola, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘBancaïroun, Guillaumes, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
De Ascenção Guedes, Roger (2011) Echos de la Minéralogie français. Le cuivre de Terres Plaines (Alpes-de-haute-Provence) [Echoes of French Mineralogy. Copper from Terre Plaines (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)]. Le Règne Minéral, 17 (101). 35
"Découverte d'une minéralisation cuprifère dans le vallon de Terres Plaine, près de Jausiers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence" - FOURCAULT J-M. (2011) La Revue des Micromonteurs n°15 - Association "Micromonteurs"
 
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