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Azurite from
High Longrigg Mine, Hartley, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK


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High Longrigg Mine, Hartley, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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High Longrigg Mine, Hartley, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Habit:relatively well crystallised, usually in blades rarely over 0.5 mm long.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite8
Baryte8
Zincolivenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view High Longrigg Mine, Hartley, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:840404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:840404:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘGreat Sleddale (Great Sled Dale), Muker, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘClouds Veins, Ravenstonedale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘCumpston Hill, Mallerstang, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘHilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘMurton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘWesternhope Old Mine, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘWindy Brow Vein, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘCash Burn Vein, Eastern Cross Fell, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘCornriggs Vein, Black Burn Area, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘYew Tree Mine, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
References
Braithwaite, R. S. W. (1988) Cuproadamite and Tennantite from Higher Longrigg Mine, Hartley Birkett, Cumbria. Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (367) 552-553 doi:10.1180/minmag.1988.052.367.17
Tindle, Andy G. (2008) Minerals of Britain and Ireland. Terra Publishing.
 
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