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Azurite from
Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite452 photos of Azurite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Chrysocolla59 photos of Azurite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality.
Hematite20 photos of Azurite associated with Hematite at this locality.
Limonite11 photos of Azurite associated with Limonite at this locality.
Tenorite10 photos of Azurite associated with Tenorite at this locality.
Cuprite9 photos of Azurite associated with Cuprite at this locality.
Brochantite9 photos of Azurite associated with Brochantite at this locality.
Kaolinite7 photos of Azurite associated with Kaolinite at this locality.
Gibbsite7 photos of Azurite associated with Gibbsite at this locality.
Allophane5 photos of Azurite associated with Allophane at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (58 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1457
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1457:1
GUID (UUID V4):1dbf4ce8-2b96-4de4-9acb-179dedbf9abd
Localities for Azurite in this Region
Copper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Detroit Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Humming Bird Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Shannon Pit, Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
4.3km (2.7 miles) Humming Bird Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) Detroit Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) Copper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) Longfellow Mine (Ofarizona Copper Co. group [in part]; Longfellow incline), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) Yavapai Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) Metcalf Mines (Arizona Copper Co. group; Metcalf Open pit), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) Shannon Mountain, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) Shannon Mine (Shannon Mountain Mine), King Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) Mammoth Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group), Garfield Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
No. 1 Arizona State Bureau of Mines Bulletin CHARLES F. WILLIS, Director Directory of Arizona Minerals...THE University of Arizona TUCSON, ARIZONA 1915-16 DIRECTORY (Compiled OF ARIZONA MINERALS from...district, Cochise County; Gila County, at Lost Gulch Mine, near Globe; Mohave County, in Mineral Park;;...Pima County, in Mammouth Mine, Schulty; Yavapai County, in ores of Bradshaw Mountains; Yuma County, in...and Stibnite. ARGENTITE (silver glance). Mohave County, in pre-Cambrian granite gneiss in Chloride, Mineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Nebraska, Lincoln] at 07:52 28 December 2014 Arizona Mineral Classics A rizona contains a wealth of...see copper minerals well represented among the Arizona classics listed in tables 1, 2, and 3. Bideaux...listed 163 different copper minerals found in Arizona. Sixty-one percent of the classic minerals listed...advanced degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and collected personally at many of the classic...his previous article (Rocks & Minerals 1981) on Arizona minerals. 18 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded by
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the rainbow! This rainbow ends over Tiger, Arizona, a mining camp for gold and other metals. Downloaded...(below). Arizona sweethearts (heart pendants) to 28 mm. Top: “Gem chrysocolla” from Arizona. Bottom:...“Campbellite” from Bisbee, Cochise County. Left: Malachite from Bisbee, Cochise County. Right: Turquoise from Sleeping...Beauty mine, Gila County. Figure 3 (top right). Collecting at the Rowley mine, Maricopa County. Though best...showing some of the Arizona gemstone localities, prepared by William Besse. Arizona Gemstones Wolfgang
Journal (issue)
RECORD, MAY-JUNE 2013 Mineral Collections in Arizona A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record May-June...Mineralogical Record, Inc. P.O. Box 30730, Tucson, Arizona 85751 Softcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover: $60...Barite 5.1 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil photo...Renaissance-style Depot in Tucson Courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society This special supplement was...May-June 2013 Contents Mineral Collecting in Arizona .. ..... ..... ..... ..... ... ..... .........
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA • Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/County, Arizona...Tucson .. The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, r982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona/ John W. Anthony ... [et al.]; Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals-Arizona. I. Anthony, John W (John Williams), 1920-. QE375...HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizona as a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Carbonates at the Northwest Extension Deposit, Morenci District, Arizona: Implications for Conditions of Supergene...Corporation, One North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Abstract Stable isotope analyses were performed...Extension copper oxide deposit, Morenci district, Arizona. The δ18O values of azurite (23.3–25.5‰, SMOW) and malachite...formation from oxidizing copper sulfides, whereas for azurite, the lack of such a relationship and field evidence...from copper transported along major structures. Azurite δ13C values range from –4.2 to –10.7 per mil and
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu © 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones Collection...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations
Book (edition)
OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W. Anthony Joh n Sidney A. Williams...of Arizona Press / Tucson The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, 1982, 1995 Arizona Board...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona / John W. Anthony . . [et al.] ;Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals—Arizona. QE375-5-A6M56 I. Anthony, John W. (John Williams)
Book (edition)
Q! creonl lia OE ~| /BRA PY Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee...Peter Kresam and Richard Graeme . Mineralogy of Arizona John W. Anthony, Sidney A. Williams, and Richard...Richard A. Bideaux AN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors... JoHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the University of Arizona, where he rose
Book (edition)
0.C D.?~•.!~'J..~5 ~!~.~J.RY Mineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen tnine, Bisbee...Richard A. Bideaux THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors . .. JOHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the Uni~ersity of Arizona, where he rose...Gem and Mineral Society, and the University of Arizona. SIDNEY A. WILLIAMS has authored or co-authored
Journal (issue)
50th Anniversary Issue! Arizona ineralogical Record January-February 2020 ❖ Volume 51 Number 1 ❖ $40...$40 THE MINERALOGICAL RECORD ARIZONA-VII . . . . Arizona-VII (Introduction) .................................................... 5 W. E. Wilson Arizona Wulfenite in the News, 1877–1940 ................15 W. E. Wilson The Piedmont mine, Yavapai County, Arizona .............................................B. L. Muntyan The San Manuel mine, Pinal County, Arizona ..........................................
Report (issue)
Residents of Arizona MINERALS OF ARIZONA by Frederic W. Galbraith and Daniel J. Brennan THE ARIZONA BUREAU...UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON FOREWORD As a service about mineral matters in Arizona, the Arizona Bureau of...University of Arizona, is pleased to reprint the long-standing booklet on MINERALS OF ARIZONA. This basic...Dr. Frederic W. Galbraith, as a bulletin of the Arizona Bureau of Mines. It has moved through several editions...released in its Fourth Edition as Bulletin 181, Arizona Bureau of Mines. The comprehensive coverage of
Journal (issue)
January–February, 2020 Mineral Collections in Arizona-II A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record January-February...Record, Inc. 5347 N. Ridge Spring Place, Tucson, Arizona 85749 Softcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover: $60...4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil photo...wulfenite became the official State Mineral of Arizona by Alexander G. Schauss A Fat Jack Adventure by...COLLECTIONS Erika Brown Mineralogical Society of Arizona Members Wyatt Busby Tom Moore Mark Candee Dick
Journal (issue)
Record, lnc. 5347 N. Ridge Spring Place, Tucson, Arizona 85749 Softcover: $25 plus shipping; Hardcover:...Barite-James and Charelle Webb collection, page 279; Azurite-Bob Howard collection, page 138; Calcite- Kevin...mineral localities like those found in neighboring Arizona and New Mexico; Texas is oil country, and many... Eventually rnoving on through New Mexico and Arizona as a prospector, he leamed some mineralogy and...in the Gien Rose Limestone formation of Lampasas County. Lampasas celestine first became well known among
Report (issue)
itty nf l\rt~nttU iullrtttt ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS OF ARIZONA By FREDERIC W. GALBRAITH...(Revised) ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN NO. 153 One dollar (Free to residents of Arizona) PUBLISHED...PUBLISHED BY lIlniul'r.lluy nf Arizuna TUCSON. ARIZONA SERIES No. 17, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION...bulletin will be forwarded to the Arizona Bureau of Mines, University of Arizona, Tucson. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This description of the minerals of Arizona has been largely compiled from publications and manuscripts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Department of Geology and Geography Auburn University Azurite Downloaded by [National Sun Yat-Sen University]...mineralogical author Richard Bideaux (1 973) wrote that “Azurite must be considered a cornerstone mineral of any...for superior gold specimens. For these reasons, azurite remains one of the most popular and highly sought...of the 2002 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, three azurite specimens from Tsumeb and one from Morocco have...chosen for this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice. Azurite is perhaps the most familiar blue mineral, ranging
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
3500 South Beryl Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85735 azmarmot@gmail.com ARIZONA Pseudomorphs and Epimorphs Unless...5 cm, South Belmont mine, Duquesne, Santa Cruz County. SEUDOMORPHS (Greek for false forms), examples...related and are also appealing to many collectors. Arizona has numerous localities that have produced attractive...View of Lime Peak, north of Duquesne, Santa Cruz County, as seen from the Holland mine; Barbara Muntyan...minerals, has retired to Tucson and now writes about Arizona localities. 158 ROCKS & MINERALS Pseudomorphs
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
was limited to about three sources: the minerals azurite, lazurite, and vivianite. This article focuses...minerals, where they were obtained, and their uses. Azurite, a carbonate of copper, was sourced from Hungary...color was known as mountain blue and copper blue. Azurite could easily be crushed and made into a powder...Moore specimen. were obtained. Historically, azurite was not a preferred pigment by most artists— when...appeared a Figure 2. Azurite, 6 cm across, from the Morenci mine, Greenlee County, Arizona. Bruce Carter specimen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Supergene Environment of the Morenci Porphyry Copper Deposit, Greenlee County, Arizona M. STEPHEN ENDERS,† Newmont...of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5640 SPENCER R. TITLEY,...Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 AND GORDON SOUTHAM Department...along the 5200 bench of the Metcalf pit within the Morenci copper deposit revealed that acidophilic iron oxidizing... 0.39% S). The modern climate in southwestern Arizona is semiarid and exhibits a biannual wet-dry cycle
Catalog/List
TIONS: Finch Mine (AKA Barking Spider), Pinal County, Arizona: Very nice combinations which may have wulfenite...Rowley Mine, Painted Rock Mtns., Maricopa Co., Arizona: Clear golden wulfenite crystals and yellow to...each GLOVE WULFENITE: Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Very nice crystalline specimens with individual...WULFENITE: Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Butterscotch to deep orange-red crystal inch...1/4 79 WULFENITE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizo _na: Transparent bright yellow crystals
Catalog/List
TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near clear thumbnails...at $15.00 each. BROOKITE: Magnet Cove, Garland County, Arkansas; Dipyramidal thumbnail crystals mounted...quartz, calcite, barite, cerussite, malachite, azurite, fluorite and a host of other minerals alt mixed...Hill, Calaveras River, Valley Springs, Calaveras County, California: Really neat little buggers for sure...ANDRADITE GARNET: Hans Garnet Mine, Paradise, Plumas County, California: Very showy deep red garnets on matrix
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
been described. Well known are malachite after azurite, copper, and cuprite; less commonly reported are...sphalerite, cerussite, pyrite, and even wood and bone. Azurite, shattuckite, chrysocolla, chalcoalumite, goethite...Loudville mine, Hanipshire County, Massachusetts; Chimney Rock quarry, in Somerset County, and New Brunswick...the Jones mine in Berks County, and Phoenixville and French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania; the upper...workings of the copper mines at Ducktown, Polk County, and the zinc deposits of eastern and central Tennessee;
Catalog/List
recenUy acquired a huge old collection from an Arizona dealer/collector who was selling out due to age...fine quallty materlal wlth approxlmately 80% from Arizona localilies. This dealer had contacts with numerous...numerous miners at many of the famous mines In Arizona, and compiled this huge hoard betwecn 1960 and 1990...other ncw material from sources othcr than thc Arizona coilection. Due to the tremendous amount of new...RED CLOUD WULFENITE: Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona: The best wulfenite locallty in the world,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
produce a somewhat complete listing o f crystallized azurite localities. How­ ever, as work progressed it became...general to most specific (country, state or province, county or state division, district, city or village, mine...massive material, or those in which the presence of azurite was "reported" are not in­ cluded—only localities...Boulder County, Colorado, which is the source of specimens o f tetrahedrite altering to azurite. T h e...Wsewolodoblaiiodatvchk UNITED S T A T E S Arizona Apache C o . , Greenlee Gold Mtn. Cochise Co. Warren dist.
Report (issue)
Z=1 X-ray Powder Pattern: Grandview mine, Arizona, USA. (ICDD 11–131). 10.2 (100), 3.88 (90), 5.26...15.82 49.38 22.37 100.00 (1) Grandview mine, Arizona, USA. (2) Cu4 Al2 (SO4 )(OH)12 • 2H2 O. Occurrence:...chalcophyllite, olivenite, tyrolite, parnauite, azurite, Distribution: From Moldova Nouǎ (Moldova), Romania...Springbok mine, Namaqualand, South Africa. In the USA, in Arizona, exceptional specimens from the Grandview (Last...Courtland, and Bisbee, Cochise Co.; from Morenci, Greenlee Co.; at Jerome, Yavapai Co. Large sprays from
 
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