Provenite

Concepción del Oro

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24.6132° N, 101.4205° W · ± 10 km

Azurite and Malachite from Zacatecas, Mexico, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

AzuriteMalachite

On the same specimen

Same specimen Malachite with Azurite

1 specimen photo(s) from this locality show azurite with malachite together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Azurite at Concepción del Oro

Azure azurite crystals on botryoidal malachite, Concepcion del Oro.
Azure azurite crystals on botryoidal malachite, Concepcion del Oro.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Morphology
Azure-blue crystals on botryoidal malachite
Typical size
Specimen about 5 cm
Color / luster
Azure blue
Associated minerals
Malachite
History
Handbook records fine crystals from the El Cobre mine

Sources: SRC-228 SRC-242

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Malachite at Concepción del Oro

Formula
Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Morphology
Botryoidal crusts, carrying azurite crystals on the photographed specimen
Color / luster
Green botryoidal malachite beside azure-blue azurite
Associated minerals
Azuriteconichalcitegoethitepyritequartz

Sources: SRC-284 SRC-285 SRC-286

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Copper deposits whose oxidized zone is known for fine azurite crystals (El Cobre mine).
Region
Zacatecas
Country
Mexico

Coordinates are those of the town of Concepcion del Oro (Wikipedia municipality article, elevation 2,070 m). The Mindat entries for Cata Arroyo Mine (about 24.60 N, 101.43 W) and Tajo Mine (about 24.63 N, 101.42 W) lie several km south of the town, hence the +/- 10 km accuracy. Coordinates: Town of Concepción del Oro (NGA GeoNames populated place); mines lie within a few km (Mindat's Cata Arroyo Mine at 24.6044, -101.4269 is 1.3 km from the town). Coordinates: Town of Concepción del Oro (NGA GeoNames populated place); mines lie within a few km (Mindat's Cata Arroyo Mine at 24.6044, -101.4269 is 1.3 km from the town). Coordinates: Town of Concepción del Oro (NGA GeoNames populated place); mines lie within a few km (Mindat's Cata Arroyo Mine at 24.6044, -101.4269 is 1.3 km from the town).

Sources: SRC-228 SRC-242 SRC-295

Sources

  1. SRC-228 · Book
    Handbook of Mineralogy - AzuriteAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2005 · Mineralogical Society of America
  2. SRC-242 · Website
    File:Azurite-Malachite-193802.jpg (Concepcion del Oro)Wikimedia Commons / R. M. Lavinsky · 2010 · Wikimedia Commons (opened via Russian-language mirror)
  3. SRC-295 · Website
    NGA GeoNames: Concepcion del Oro (feature 3215211)
  4. SRC-284 · Website
    File:Azurite-Malachite-193802.jpg (Wikimedia Commons file page, read via a mirror)Robert M. Lavinsky (photographer); page mirrored from Wikimedia Commons · 2010 · Wikimedia Commons
  5. SRC-285 · Database
    Cata Arroyo Mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, MexicoMindat.org · Mindat.org
  6. SRC-286 · Database
    Tajo Mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, MexicoMindat.org · Mindat.org

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.