Inspiration Mine
33.4081° N, 110.8861° W · ± 10 km
Azurite from Arizona, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.
Minerals found here
Azurite at Inspiration Mine
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
- Formula
- Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
- Morphology
- Doubly terminated crystal
- Typical size
- Crystal about 2.6 cm
- Color / luster
- Midnight blue with rich blue highlights
Sources: SRC-241
Geology of the locality
- Setting
- Copper deposit in the Globe-Miami district, Gila County.
- Region
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
Photo page: Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Gila County. Coordinates not yet sourced (no coordinate source could be opened in this run); fill before mapping. Only the photo page documents azurite here (no second source opened). Coordinates: Point for Inspiration mine from Western Mining History (Gila County). The open-pit complex is several km across; Mindat sub-localities (Live Oak pit, Bulldog tunnel) lie up to about 2 km away. Coordinates: Point for Inspiration mine from Western Mining History (Gila County). The open-pit complex is several km across; Mindat sub-localities (Live Oak pit, Bulldog tunnel) lie up to about 2 km away. Coordinates: Point for Inspiration mine from Western Mining History (Gila County). The open-pit complex is several km across; Mindat sub-localities (Live Oak pit, Bulldog tunnel) lie up to about 2 km away.
Sources
- SRC-241 · Website
File:Azurite-52845.jpg (Inspiration Mine, Arizona)Wikimedia Commons / R. M. Lavinsky · 2010 · Wikimedia Commons (opened via osmand mirror) - SRC-294 · Website
Inspiration - Western Mining History
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.