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Azurite from
Preamimma Mine, Rural City of Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Comments:"Azurite is fairly common as deep blue stains, veinlets and small nodules in the northern workings, where it seems to have been the main ore mineral. In the dumps of the South Shaft, azurite is only rarely seen as rosettes of dark blue acicular prisms, sometimes overlaying crusts of lavendulan."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Preamimma Mine, Rural City of Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900795
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900795:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘWheal Friendship, Kanmantoo, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBremer Mine, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘKanmantoo Mine (Kanmantoo West; Kanmantoo North), Kanmantoo, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘParinga deposit, Kanmantoo Copper Mine, South Australia, Australia
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘWheal Elizabeth (Hillman's; Ding Dong; Eskean; East Nairne), Mount Barker, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMount Barker Creek Copper Mine, Red Creek, Alexandrina Council, South Australia, Australia
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘKitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘWheal Ellen, Strathalbyn, Alexandrina Council, South Australia, Australia
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘBalhannah Copper and Bismuth Mine, Balhannah, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘGrunthal Mine, Balhannah, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
References
Johnson, James Eric (1981) Mineralogy of the Preamimma Mine, near Callington, South Australia. Australian Mineralogist, 1. p.188-190.
 
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