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Azurite from
Sandback mine, Risberg ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
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 Sandback mine, Risberg ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:905606
Long-form Identifier:1:3:905606:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘOdalfältet, Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘBastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘVäster Silvberg, Smedjebacken, Dalarna County, Sweden
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘIvik ore field, Ludvika, Dalarna County, Sweden
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘGamla Mines (Old mines), Hällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
85.4km (53.1 miles) ⓘHällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
93.5km (58.1 miles) ⓘKalkugnstorp, Eskilstuna, Södermanland County, Sweden
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘHasselhöjden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
96.8km (60.1 miles) ⓘHarstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
97.0km (60.2 miles) ⓘLångban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
References
Flink, Gustav (1910) Bidrag till Sveriges mineralogi II [Contribution to Sweden's mineralogy II]. Arkiv für Kemi, Mineralogi och Geologi [Archive for Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geology], 3 (35). 1-166
 
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