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Azurite from
Timna Valley, Eilat, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocollaⓘ4 photos of Azurite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Timna Valley, Eilat, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:387403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:387403:5
GUID (UUID V4):bceae3df-64c7-4c2a-8e76-64c5590a2498
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
remnant of volcanic fumaroles in the Jordan Rift Valley, Steve Voynick MK Diamond Products MK Diamond...thin to 12 ROCKNGEM.COM This superb stalactite azurite is the best one found in the 1986 ïŹnd at the Morenci...retrieved. In that year, a large series of pockets of azurite had been opened and was made available for collecting...which count- A really exceptional example of an azurite stalactite on goethite from M’Cissi, Tinghir Province...(Jones collection) less small, brilliant blue azurite crystals had developed along the entire length
Journal (issue)
HISTORY A Search for King Solomon's Mines: The Timna Reserve by Jay L. Lininger HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE...lO Dale Branter of Lewisberry PA, leader of the Timna expedition and Alan Roup, geochemist of Jerusalem...portion of the geologic province known as the Great Valley. The core of this province is underlain by a sequence...brian-Ordivician limestones that ex­ tend along the prominent valley [or more than a hundred miles. The curved arch...Jersey border on the east. Many areas of the Great Valley are overlain by Karst topogra­ phy (see sidebar)
Book
(Ikonos satellite data) of the ancient mining district of Faynan, Jordan, and its surroundings. Red dots...early copper metallurgy in the area of Faynan, southern Jordan, between 1983 and 1993. It also contains...the research carried out on the ancient mining district and mining techniques. The translation was made...archaeology of mining in Faynan and the southern Arabah-valley, Jordan” funded by the VolkswagenStiftung...archaeo- VI Preface metallurgical remains in Timna (Israel) and Sinai (Egypt), at a time when the political
Book
King Solomon's Mines? Excavations in theTimna Valley BY BENO ROTHENBERC ERRATA The maps of Roman...These King Solomon's Mines? Excavations in the Timna Valley Bern Rothenberg 23 Color Plates 128 Monochrome...YORK To Samuel and Milada Ayrton, Patrons of Timna, in sincere appreciation and friendship no lo...INTRODUCTION 10 THE TIMNA VALLEY 1 Timna explorations ig^g-64 20 Timna excavations igd^-jo 22... in the Arabah 53 RAMESSIDE COPPER MINES AT TIMNA 63 The mines 63 The smelting 65 sites Explorations
Journal (issue)
mining, by Egyptians in what is now Israel’s Timna Valley, led to the construction of the Temple of Hathor...far beneath the surface of copper-rich deposits. Azurite is particularly susceptible to alteration into...stunning specimens, especially when there are large azurite crystals altering to malachite. Such specimens...pseudomorphs of malachite after azurite, when well-crystalized azurite has been completely replaced by...RSVP to me at ti.meredith@aol.com. Malachite on azurite from Bous Kour, Morocco. Photo: Bob Cooke. fusingly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(II) minerals such as chrysocolla, malachite and azurite presented 24 much larger variations of ή65Cu...from the 118 subduction zone and occupies the southern boundary of the Khangai-Khentii highlands. 5...Geology 145 6 146 The Erdenetiin Ovoo ore district occurs within a 20–25-km-diameter structure embracing...mineralization in the Erdenetiin Ovoo ore 149 district is associated with the Erdenet porphyry complex...native Cu and Cu oxides such as malachite, 167 azurite and cuprite (Watanabe & Stein, 2000; Gerel & Munkhtsengel
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cuprite, tenorite, chrysocolla, malachite, and azurite occur in breccias at the top of the lava flows...also occur. Rhyolitic flows are present in the southern portion of the province near the top of the volcanic...(Bellieni et al. 1984; Mantovani et al. 1985). In the southern portion, low-Ti basalt (TiO2 < 2 wt.%) predominates...cuprite, tenorite, chrysocolla, malachite, and azurite in the PVP have been described from hydrothermal...chrysocolla, malachite, and azurite, resembling those in the Vista Alegre district (Pinto et al. 2011b). In
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Study of the Bayugo Porphyry Copper-Gold Deposit, Southern Philippines DAVID BRAXTON1,†,* AND RYAN MATHUR2...zones in the Boyongan-Bayugo porphyry copper-gold district, Philippines. We examine the copper isotope geochemistry...trenches, respectively. East of the central and southern Philippines, the Philippine Sea plate is undergoing...configurations, including the Cretaceous Atlas district in Cebu (Walther et al., 1981; Kerntke et al....1985), the early Oligocene Sipalay deposit in southern Negros (Walther et al., 1981), the latest Oligocene
Journal (issue)
you will be forced on-site to join the Delaware Valley group (another $15, and an extra $5 for each extra...acid sensitive2. chite can be found with blue Azurite and it is said that when it is discovered in large...Mines, in Israel at a location called 5. http://www.mindat.org/min-2550.html Timna valley during the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
northern Japan, and simplified geologic map of the southern part of the Hidaka metamorphic belt (after Komatsu...Secondary copper-rich minerals such as malachite and azurite were not found in our samples. Three different...(Michigan Cu, Baltic Mine, Michigan native copper district, United States; Arizona Cu, Morenci, Greenlee...fractionation in sedimentary copper mineralization (Timna Valley, Israel): Chemical Geology, v. 243, p. 238–254....fractionation applied to the Kupferschiefer and Timna ore deposits: Chemical Geology, v. 262, p. 147–158
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the sediment-covered ridges such as the Middle Valley at the northern end of the Juan de Fuca Ridge (Sato...native copper (Baltic mine, Michigan native copper district, United States) characterized with respect to...the sediment-covered ridges such as the Middle Valley at the northern end of the Juan de Fuca Ridge....as cuprite [Cu (I)], malachite [Cu (II)], and azurite [Cu (II)] typically have higher ή65Cu values than...fractionation in sedimentary copper mineralization (Timna Valley, Israel): Chemical Geology, v. 243, p. 238−254.
Book
his team began ïŹeldwork on the Sinai Peninsula, Timna and the Iberian Peninsula. Beno Rothenberg has gained...heaps as by-products of the extraction of copper in Timna, a ïŹeld that was then still largely unattractive...unattractive in archaeology. He used the example of Timna to push the term industrial archaeology, which had previously...smelting sites and metal workshops in a mining district in certain periods. This book focuses on ores...periods, also independently in the Balkans and in southern Spain/Portugal (Fig. 2.1). In fact, at Belovode
Book (edition)
Left: Internal reflections of hematite (red), azurite (blue), and malachite (green). Common Habit Many...bornitechalcocite/covellite-tenorite and/or malachite plus azurite; native copper and cuprite are less common in this...8 dark grey; 8 Mineral yes Högbomite yes Azurite Barite Yukonite yes Chamosite dark grey; 7 ...of Cu sulfide deposits, ‱ meteorites not known Azurite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Domeykite, Fe-oxides...grey); HimmelsfĂŒrst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Germany (sample: Seifert);
Book
the eastern and central Mediterranean to Iberia, southern France, Britain, and Ireland, the Eastern Alps...Early copper mines in the Languedoc Other mines in southern France The French Alps Discussion 6. Northern...south-east France 107 Map of CabriĂšres mine district showing location of Chalcolithic mines, ore treatment...Mitterberg district 169 Fig. 7.5. Aerial view of Bronze Age pingen mines, Mitterberg district 170 Fig...scan image of Bronze Age pingen mines, Mitterberg district 171 Fig. 7.7. Wood stemples from Bronze workings
Book
Gallery in the Bronze Age copper mines at Timna, southern Israel Grooved stone mining hammer from the Bronze...workings at Timna (photo: British Museum) 229 Area of densely-clustered shafts at Timna 2.30 Broken stone...stone ring ‘hammer’ from Timna Zoi Typical mine shaft at Timna, Abb 188, Area T Schacht T, 34/2 (from...and Production Plan of typical gallery system at Timna (from Conrad and Rothenberg, 1980) Ze 3 Copper mine...T. Berthoud) Large hemispherical hearth, Salado Valley, Arizona (from Cushing, 1894) Flat axe of native
Report (issue)
............................. 28 Chamberlain Valley ................................................................................. Yinnietharra district ................................................. ............................ Mount Pleasant district ................................................ CHAPTER 18 PROTEROZOIC COVER ROCKS: WESTERN A N D SOUTHERN MARGINS O F T H E YILGARN BLOCK Geology ................ Copper occurrences in the Chamberlain Valley and Durack Ranges area .......................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The dominant copper(II) minerals are malachite, azurite and tenorite (CuO); these form 100 101 during...fractionation in sedimentary copper mineralization (Timna Valley, Israel). Chemical Geology, 243(3-4), 238-254. ...fractionation applied to the Kupferschiefer and Timna ore deposits. Chemical Geology, 262(3-4), 147-158
Book
The Pitman Press, Bath Contents Introduction 1 Valley of Copper 2 The Art of Copper Mining 3 The Growth...Weybridge, Surrey December, 1974 CHAPTER ONE Valley of Copper "A prosperous land, a land where you...Tirona valley lies along the western flank of the Wadi Arabah in Israel, between the southern tip of...overnight they are dry again and for most of the year Timna is an arid wilderness, a rocky desert. Sir Mortimer...beautiful green malachite and the blue azurite; everywhere in the Timna valley there is copper-and there are unmistakable
Book
began in Britain in ad 45, in Gaul 58 bc and in southern France PREFACE IX in 121 bc. But the classical...relative. Agriculture did not appear on the scene in southern Europe until the sixth millennium bc whereas in...date for the introduction of copper mining in southern Europe will be much earlier than one for similar...Hawkes (1973), who cites North and West France and southern Britain as typical examples. Workable chert is...flint mining sites are found in the chalklands of southern England, although the most famous example is Grimes
Journal (issue)
Cyprus and the Sinai Peninsula, and in Israel’s Timna Valley. Malachite was associated with such colorful...colorful, oxidized copper minerals as turquoise, azurite, and chrysocolla, which sometimes occurred in large...they were in the region, the duo visited Death Valley, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, and many other interesting...Tucson, AZ (Castro Valley)Newark, CA San Marino, CA ROOM # 118 Castro Valley Mineral & Gem Society...environment. To put it succinctly, the Sunflower Mining District pullulates with colorful stones, and although
Journal (issue)
important and entirely independent production of Southern Rhodesian talite which is being used on a somidendie...no trouble in sight. That’s the experience of Southern California Edison Company’s 280,000 k.w. steam...(a) Nominal. Pig 5 AND iron, gross ton, basic, Valley Furnaces | f.o.b. Pittsburgh billets, net ton ... Kramer District Sees Borax Expansion HIGHLIGHTING NEW ACTIVITY in the Kramer district around Boron...in the area, located about midway between Death Valley and Los Angeles, includes California Borate Co
Book
the Component Surface 178 No Blacksmith in All Israel 182 China – Persia – India 182 XI XII Table...Principle of Division 914 Silicon Disks From Silicon Valley and Integrated Circuits from Taiwan 915 Other Applications...m level. M5 Malachite and azurite. Monoclinic crystals of blue azurite Cu3(OH)2(CO3)2 on green malachite...mine in Wieliczka, about 1000 years of age, in southern Poland. Color Plates M13 Lepidolite, petalite...Pyrolusite MnO2 from the manganese mines in Bölet in southern Sweden. From Anton Sjögren’s collection. M42
 
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