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Azurite from
Unknown Cu prospect [8], Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Unknown Cu prospect [8], Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:923480
Long-form Identifier:1:3:923480:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘSheridan Mine, Bear Mountain, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘMann Mine (Mann deposit; Dan Mahon claims; Greenstone Mine), Montezuma, Chinese Camp Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘOhio Diggings Mine (Mackey Ranch Mine; McKay Ranch deposit), Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘLa Victoria Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘPioneer-Lilyama Mine (Lilyama Mine; Lilyama Extension Mine; Pioneer Mine; Little Emma Mine; Lilyama Copper and Gold Mine; Volo Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘOwl Copper Mine (John Diaz Mine), Wildcat Mountain, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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