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Azurite or Azure spar [5]: 14 is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits. During the early 19th century, it was also known as chessylite , after the type locality at Chessy-les-Mines near Lyon , France . [ 3 ]
The Morenci Mine is a large copper mine located near Morenci, Arizona, United States. Morenci represents one of the largest copper reserves in the United States and in the world, having estimated reserves of 3.2 billion tonnes (3.5 × 10 9 short tons) of ore grading 0.16% copper.
Azurite has a dark, rich blue color - its formula, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2, is very close to malachite. The blue color of azurite is from Cu+, while the green color of malachite is from Cu+2. Azurite & malachite almost invariably occur together, and are telling indicators of copper in the field, even in very small quantities.
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Copper Queen Mine Tour, Sept 2008 Classic Bisbee Azurite and Malachite specimen from the Copper Queen mine. This specimen was in the personal collection of Dr. James Douglas, and was later donated to the Smithsonian by his son. [1] The Copper Queen Mine was a copper mine in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.
By the early 1900s, there were many mining companies active in both Baxter and Marion Counties. Cotter quickly became a central point where minerals could be shipped via steamboat to much larger cities in central Arkansas or southern Missouri. In 1902, the city opened a post office.
Smithsonite with calcite from the Monte Cristo mine, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas (size: 11.7 x 9.3 x 5.2 cm Ruins of the New White Eagle Mill, Rush Historic District, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. The best known and most prolific zinc mining region of north Arkansas for many years was the Rush Creek mining district of ...
Zinc is located at (36.285384, −92.915419), approximately nine miles east in straight-line distance from the county seat of Harrison According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.752 square miles (1.95 km 2), of which 0.751 square miles (1.95 km 2) is land and 0.001 square miles (0.0026 km 2) is water.