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Azurite from
Big Bend Mine (Evening Star Mine; Evening Star claim; Pinkston Mine), Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Comments:Occurs near surface in the altered zone at the Evening Star claim.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Bend Mine (Evening Star Mine; Evening Star claim; Pinkston Mine), Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:820809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:820809:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘShoofly occurrence, Indian Falls, Plumas County, California, USA
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘIron Dike Mine (Montgomery Mine; Iron Dyke Mine; Copper Bull Mine; Pettinger vein), Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘBlue Bell occurrence [2], Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘConsolidated Gold and Metal Company Mine (Walker Consolidated Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘGruss Mine (Genesee Mine; Genesee Valley Mine; Ward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
73.0km (45.3 miles) ⓘCosmopolitan Mine (Reward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘEngles Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘAlgall Mine (Argol; Algol [?]), Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA
80.4km (49.9 miles) ⓘLights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
80.8km (50.2 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
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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