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Azurite is a secondary copper mineral. Its presence tells a different mineralogical story from the original ore minerals: alteration can create new minerals after a deposit has formed.
The name on the label
A district name, a town name and a mine name describe different levels of a specimen’s provenance. Touissit and Bou Beker are associated within a wider district, but their names should not be exchanged on a label without evidence.
One question to keep
How precisely does the label distinguish the town, district and individual working?
- Associated species in this atlas
- Azurite
- Map position
- 34.477° N, 1.765° W
Representative locality point; not an access route.
An educational record, not mine-access guidance. No visitor access or collecting permission is implied.
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