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Azurite from
Qinglong Mine (Dachang Mine), Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China


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Azurite, etc.

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite, etc.

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite, etc.

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite, etc.

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite, etc.

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite, etc.

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite, etc.

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite, etc.

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite, etc.

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
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Azurite

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite2
Libethenite2
Gibbsite2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Qinglong Mine (Dachang Mine), Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:868043
Long-form Identifier:1:3:868043:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘFule Pb-Zn deposit (Fulechang Pb-Zn deposit), Luoping County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
References
Yu Chen, Xiucheng Liu, and Qihou Zhang (1984): Mineral Deposits 3(3), 1-12
 
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