| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Azurite |
| Formula: | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Chemical Analyses: |
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| Oxide wt%: | | 1 |
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| CO3 | 25.46 % |
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| CuO | 69.08 % |
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| H2O | 5.46 % |
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| Total: | 100.00 % |
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| Habit: | balls, crystal groups |
| Colour: | blue |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Malachite | 179 |
| Cuprite | 49 |
| Psilomelane | 5 |
| Goethite | 5 |
| Halloysite | 5 |
| Aurichalcite | 4 |
| Quartz | 3 |
| Tenorite | 1 |
| Hemimorphite | 1 |
| Limonite | 1 |
| Baryte | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Azurite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (239 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1458 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1458:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Azurite in this Region |
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| Chessy slags dump (Les Saillants), Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Nearest other occurrences of Azurite |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘChessy slags dump (Les Saillants), Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 28.4km (17.7 miles) | ⓘChanrion mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 29.7km (18.4 miles) | ⓘBouillé, Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 29.7km (18.5 miles) | ⓘMonterniers Mines, Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 31.3km (19.4 miles) | ⓘLes Valettes Mine (Le Golet; Grange; Moret), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 34.6km (21.5 miles) | ⓘLa Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 34.8km (21.6 miles) | ⓘPierres Blanches, Bellegarde-en-Forez, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 48.6km (30.2 miles) | ⓘLa Poype mine, Vienne, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 60.0km (37.3 miles) | ⓘLe Poyet Mine, Champoly, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 61.7km (38.4 miles) | ⓘFialin quarry, Champoly, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
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Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France