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Azurite from
Hendy Quarry, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Azurite | |
| Formula: | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | |
| Comments: | Both malachite and azurite occur rarely, the former as groups of acicular crystals in oxydised chalcopyrite, the latter as individual crystals to 2mm. Goethite occurred as plates of intergrown crystals to 10mm, in the overburden. | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Azurite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hendy Quarry, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 66875 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:66875:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Azurite | ||
| 34.6km (21.5 miles) | ⓘMinehead Bluff, Selworthy Sands, Bossington, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UK | |
| 35.9km (22.3 miles) | ⓘClevedon Beach, Clevedon, North Somerset, England, UK | |
| 42.4km (26.4 miles) | ⓘBuckingham Mine, Dodington, Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK | |
| 43.7km (27.2 miles) | ⓘBin Combe mine, Over Stowey, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK | |
| 44.7km (27.7 miles) | ⓘCastle Hill Quarry, Cannington, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK | |
| 45.1km (28.0 miles) | ⓘCannington Park Quarry, Cannington, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK | |
| 50.8km (31.6 miles) | ⓘCoombe Farm Quarry, Henbury, Bristol, England, UK | |
| 57.5km (35.7 miles) | ⓘBampfylde Mine (Prince Regent Mine; Poltimore Mine; North Molton copper mine), North Molton, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 57.6km (35.8 miles) | ⓘHigher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK | |
| 68.8km (42.8 miles) | ⓘVenn Quarry, Landkey, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
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